Laura Mvula quotes
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“Who made you the center of the universe?”
-- Laura MvulaSource : Song: That's Alright, Album: Sing To The Moon, 2013
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“My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining.”
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“I really love jazz, but I will never be a jazz musician as much as I dream. But, I think that the jazz music I love is there in my music.”
-- Laura MvulaSource : "Meet Our Latest Music Crush: Laura Mvula". Interview with Lauren Levinson, www.elle.com. March 28, 2013.
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“My parents encouraged us to commit to things, so if we wanted to learn an instrument, it was all the grades and all the theory.”
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“I always said when I was younger, I wanted to write film music, and I think that's what my ultimate dream is.”
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“Taxi drivers used to ask me what kind of music I did, and I'd say, 'Well, it's kind of jazz, soul, classical' - but that makes no sense to anyone.”
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“You don't have to aim to be the best of everything, thinking that one day you're going to be the top of the world; I don't think it exists.”
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“I don't talk about Amy Winehouse as a 'singer.' She's a pioneer. I listened to her endlessly when I started writing.”
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“I love church buildings, particularly cathedrals, and I like living in spaces that remind me of music or evoke that creative energy.”
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“I like pastels and lighter shades on darker skins. I feel like it lifts everything and accentuates being chocolate.”
-- Laura MvulaSource : "Laura Mvula on why she, like many black women, shaves her head". Interview with Anita Bhagwandas, www.theguardian.com. August 23, 2013.
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“Lizz Wright is my favourite singer. Her voice moves me and takes me to another place. She also grows her own food, and that inspires me.”
-- Laura MvulaSource : "5 Minutes With...British Singer-Songwriter Laura Mvula". Interview with Alicia Cox Thomson, www.flare.com. September 3, 2013.
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“London audiences have this reputation for being a bit too cool for school.”
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“I write songs from the heart, and I don't hold back.”
-- Laura MvulaSource : "5 Minutes With...British Singer-Songwriter Laura Mvula". Interview with Alicia Cox Thomson, www.flare.com. September 3, 2013.
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“I respect hippos. They just look the way they do; they can't do anything about it, but they don't seem bothered.”
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“I remember listening to Miles Davis in the car with my dad. I had just done my Grade 5 piano exam, and I was quite cocky. I said, 'It sounds like he's played the wrong note there.' I remember the look of horror on my dad's face, and thinking, 'Wow, I have to figure out why that is not acceptable.'”
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“Taxi drivers used to ask me what kind of music I did and I'd say, well, it's kind of jazz, soul, classical - but that makes no sense to anyone. Now I say I just write my own songs. I thought I had to help people get me, but I don't think they need to be spoon-fed. If you connect with me that is cool. I don't need the whole world to feel like I am a soul angel.”
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