Quotes from Anne-Marie

I would be a very different person without karate.

When I heard 'Rockabye,' I was just blown away. It had been a long time since I had heard a song that had a message like that in it - about being a single parent and caring for your child.

It's so important that we all speak up on mental health.

It's hard to put someone in the friend zone.

I always try and make people feel that they are strong enough to say something - anything, to anyone - even if it's a stranger or they're just writing a tweet if they're in danger.

When I'm happy and in a good mood, I just search for other things that maybe connect to me on another level. I talk to my friends and see how they're feeling - see what's going on in their lives.

More people know who I am, but I don't feel any different within myself - I think that's the main thing.

I'm speechless! I am so happy to have won MTV Brand New!

I feel like the albums I grew up listening to - for example, Eminem, Lauryn Hill, Christina Aguilera - they all spoke about real stuff that was happening in their life and everyone else's life.

When I write songs, I'm just writing stories, and being in musical theatre taught me how to act them out through singing.

I love musical theatre. It's a passion of mine.

I feel, as an artist, it's important for me to write, and that's a big part of what my journey is - being able to write my stories and talk about stuff.

I just feel not many people hear that you should feel good inside and feel happy within your soul, instead of needing to look a certain way, so I always try and talk to people about that.

I'm nervous before all shows.

When I was four, five, my granddad took me over to the park to play basketball. There was no way I was getting a ball into the net, but he said we stayed there until I got it in. I always remember that. He used to say to me, 'When you think you're going to do something, you won't ever stop.' I think that's the person I've been all my life.

I think I got nominated in the MTV Brand New Top 10 because I'm 3x world time karate champion, and I'd probably just beat everyone up if they didn't put me in it. They were all scared!

The BRIT awards is a really great occasion, especially for us Brits, because it shows the talent and support coming from our country.

I'd love to work with Kendrick, Frank Ocean, The Internet, or Alanis Morisette!

I love that my music is connecting with people, but I don't think there'll be a point where I feel like, 'Oh yeah, I'm famous now.'

You have to make time for fans, and you really need to appreciate them. You have to remember that if they weren't buying, playing, or streaming your music, you wouldn't be in the charts, and people wouldn't be hearing your music.

I used to take life so seriously; I got so stressed.

I think, all my life, I've grown up and had high expectations, but that becomes so stressful.

I feel like no matter what I write about, I try to end up being the stronger person in the situation. Even in heartbreak, I feel like I'm a much stronger person because of that. I don't want to just write a sad song and still feel sad after that. I want to feel stronger and better.

When you get knocked down, you got to get backup. Otherwise, you are going to lose.