Quotes from Jess Glynne

I love to sing and make music because it makes me feel good.

Feeling comfortable in my own skin makes me feel confident.

I'm a good girl, and I have a very good Jewish family who brought me up very well.

It's pretty traumatic knowing that your instrument that's your career isn't working, and you've got to have an operation.

I think people take a liking to a voice or something that makes them smile and feel good about themselves.

My sound comes from my inspiration, which is people like Aretha and Jay Z and Kanye, as well as everyone from the Whitneys and Mariahs to Destiny's Child and Usher. They all inspired me growing up.

I've always been quite an eccentric character. I love going out and partying; I'm a very sociable creature.

My dad is from Nottingham - although I've only been there twice in my life, with one being when my friend was at university there. I've always found it a friendly place and has a good night life.

I think I've been quite lucky in that I haven't had to make too many changes to myself. Obviously, there have been adaptations and things that I've altered, but I haven't changed completely. I've stayed myself.

I've been this voice of a lot of upbeat dance tracks, but people don't really know me.

When the world decides to stop being greedy... there will be a harvest for the world! Amen.

I wasn't that academic, but I always made sure I was earning money. I never wanted to put all my eggs in one basket. Even when I started doing music, my parents were like, 'You need to work; you can't just live off music.' I always knew that. So I worked until I knew I was going to be financially okay.

I look after my skin quite a lot because in this job, it can get stressful. Pimples come out! I cleanse and moisturize, sometimes do face masks. I've also got a Clarisonic, which is good.

I find it hard to write with writers sometimes because of their way of writing. Some are heavily focused on structure, but I have more of a 'Let's go with it' mindset. I like to be creative, and when I hear something that inspires me, I'll come up with a melody, a lyric to that melody, and take it from there. I try to keep it open.