Quotes from Melanie Fiona

I feel like shoes are one of those things that no matter how conservative or how outrageous you get, a good pair of shoes is going to last you a lifetime.

I'm a shoe girl.

Before I could even hold a pen I was singing.

I live out of my suitcase and I'm happy to do so.

I'm a first-generation Canadian.

Canada had the good health-care system and educational system. It was a privilege for me to grow up there.

I am a bit of a hopeless romantic. I really do have a faith and a belief in love, and when I love, I love hard.

Older audiences are hard to win over. They're very specific in their tastes and critical of new music.

My parents leaving a third world country to a first world country and building from nothing - that's really inspiring to me and it's influenced me in a positive way.

West Indian cultural mentality and a North American life equals the perfect balance.

Bob Marley is one of the most recognized artists. He didn't care to be defined. People wondered, 'Is it reggae? Is it rock?' But at the end of the day they were still playing his music and that's what matters.

When you're with your family you're with them and when you're working you're doing that. I definitely try to separate the time when I'm working and when I have my personal time.

I rarely buy a shoe that is completely specific to a time and outfit. I generally tend to spend money on good shoes that can go with everything.

The true essence of fashion is being able to reinvent yourself with what you have.

Toronto is a very multicultural city, a place of immigrants, like my parents.

I've admired Alicia Keys since before I got into the music industry, just everything she represents as a female artist.

The social networking sites are such good way to keep in touch with your fans, it's quick and simple and it keeps your fans interested in what you're doing.

I consider myself more of an international artist than I do a one-territory artist, which I think is a blessing.

I love Canada, always.

I'm a drugstore beauty girl, I love going to the drugstore and buying makeup.

I'm a young girl with an old soul. I wanted to fuse the two together, the past and the present.

It's nice to have some anonymity and still be low key.

Whitney Houston's voice was the very first voice I fell in love with. She was the voice that made me want to become a singer.

I love the freedom to do whatever I want with style and not be put into a box.