Quotes from Jessie Ware

If I make a song where I'm happy, I sound completely mad - I think my voice is better-suited for sadder songs.

A female vocal can lift a song.

Good music shouldn't have a shelf life.

I can't eat before I go onstage because I've learnt that burping on stage isn't a good thing. It's all about acid reflux.

I've become one of those annoying people who brings their own food on to planes.

I'm not a complicated person.

My grandfather was a Russian-Jewish immigrant who lived in Northern Ireland and apparently when he sang in the synagogue he made everyone cry.

I guess I'm a real fan of older music, and that's what shaped my taste and the way I sing.

I don't know if fame will come.

I want to be as feminine and classic as possible.

I would like to think I am feminist in some sorts.

Dance music has pushed its way into the mainstream. Which is good for me.

I don't think too far ahead because I want to appreciate what's happening now.

Ice cream is my comfort food.

I don't know if I should say this, but I feel more like a singer than an artist.

There are so many great singers out there.

For me 'You & I Forever' is celebrating the person you love being by your side. This is what it means to others

I did my dissertation on Kafka.

I love Barbra Streisand and Sade who've both had careers in soul and I want my music to have that timeless quality that isn't necessarily now.

American fans want to meet you, and they wait for that autograph by the stage door. In the UK, it doesn't really happen that much.

I dress in a sophisticated and classy way - I always dress in a way I know my mother wouldn't be embarrassed to see.

If you're from South London you feel like you're always trying to win people over, so perhaps that underdog passion comes through.