Quotes from Joss Stone

For me, personally, Mind, Body and Soul is my real debut.

It strikes me as weird that a 25 year old man would even find a 16 year old attractive.

I made my new album 'Colour Me Free!' in a week with my own money.

It's sad that people listen to music and decide how the singer should look.

I really love art and I always have in every single different form and I just hope that I'm able to give some art that will touch some people and help them to be more positive and stronger.

I like to dip in and out of all sorts of different things. God, if I was asked to be in a show, like a real show, I would be so up for doing that.

I guess this year I'm going to find out if I'm good enough or not. If I'm not, I don't care. I'll do something else, it's not a biggie.

If you capture the first thought that you have when you're creating, and then play that to people, it's kind of like the listeners are part of that beginning. And that's the most exciting part.

To me, music has to be about freedom. It's the most important thing in my life.

Life is good. Or at least, it's always interesting.

People forget what it was like to be young, the stuff I'm expressing now is for the first time.

I never pay a fortune for clothes.

If I could be a doctor and save lives I would, but I can't so I sing songs.

People say I'm the white Aretha Franklin. I wish I was her.

I've had to grow up with everyone watching me, which has been hard.

People started saying I was ignoring my country, making up stories about me. Ludicrous things, like that I throw tea on my assistants.

I can be whatever. I can wear shoes or don't wear shoes. I can tie my hair up or wear it down. It doesn't matter.

I'm supposed to be taking time off. But I'm still writing and I have this Gap advert lined up.

I didn't write those songs, but I can relate to every one of them... I have.

I only watch TV when I go to hotels.

If you give yourself too much time, you kind of over-obsess about the music. It's not supposed to be like that.

Love #music. It will #love you back.

To me, music has to be about freedom. It's the most important thing in my life.

It's sad that people listen to music and decide how the singer should look.