Quotes from Nina Nesbitt

I don't think I'm delusional, but I'm definitely a dreamer; I definitely want to see the best in things and I believe in what I do.

I went from playing to like ten people in a pub to playing thousands of people and being in this music industry, you really have to get out of your comfort zone fast.

Nothing makes me happier than writing a song that I think is good or that I want to play. Writing songs helps me.

I would love to work with Calvin Harris because I think he's a really good songwriter and producer and he does everything, which I like.

I was wearing leather studded jackets, but I was playing acoustic folk music, so it was quite a weird mix.

I'm now 23 and feel like it's been a full 'crash course' in the music industry - I've only just found my sound.

I have a song coming with blackbear. He's a huge artist, I would say in the dark-pop scene. He has also collaborated with a lot of hip-hop artists. He's huge on Spotify.

I don't know if I could lip-sync while waterskiing. I had to do that on horseback and it was a nightmare.

Peroxide' is a mix of everything I have experienced from the age of 15 until now with themes of break ups, first love, growing up - all the sorts of things that you experience at that age.

Sometimes I fall out of love with what I'm doing, but only for about a week. Once it's over I'm back to thinking it's the best job in the world again. But every job has it's ups and downs.

I absolutely love collaborating with other people, but I think it's so important to always be able to rely on yourself because there are ups and downs in this industry.

Stay Out' is about all the stereotypes of people you meet out and about.

But then as I got older, I got to know all these amazing artists like Alanis Morissette, Stevie Nicks, Debbie Harry, all these women who are really the creators behind who they are.

So I just sat in bed for six months - I literally didn't leave the house - and it was the first time that I'd actually experienced being depressed. I'd be sad on and off but I'd never experienced actual depression. Like, crying for no reason. It was really horrible.

A song like 'Loyal To Me,' for example, I originally wrote that for a girl band in mind, that's why it has so many harmonies and it's got that sort of '90s/R&B feel to it.

I would say my favorite is probably the 'Colder' video. Just because that sort of brings the album artwork to life. It's not my favorite song on the album, but visually, I think it just came out exactly how I had it in my head.

I couldn't get gigs because you need to be 18 in most venues. So I started doing videos. I wasn't thinking about getting a record deal, I just wanted to know if people thought I was good.

When I got dropped, no one really wanted to work with me... I felt like my career was over and I didn't really know what to do.

The worst quality in a man is a really big ego - that would turn me off.

I came from a really small village outside Edinburgh in Scotland and had quite a sheltered upbringing.

My tenth-ever gig was in an arena, which is mad... I remember being backstage with multiple artists there and someone had had their teeth done - like veneers - and I come from a very small village where people are lucky to even have all their teeth.

London seems to be one step ahead of everywhere else which I like because you see things first. It's where British fashion is developed and there are so many little vintage shops and boutiques; there are always loads on offer.

My career is my whole life, so if I'm not happy with that, it affects everything else.

So what comes naturally to me is writing lyrics and writing songs and telling stories.