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I come from an African Caribbean background. I've been influenced by a reggae church music style, contemporary gospel, and rock all fused together. — Laura Mvula

There's nothing I love more in the world than layering voices. — Laura Mvula

My parents were quite strict; we couldn't just listen to whatever music we wanted. It was very much like they monitored what we listened to. — Laura Mvula

The walking of Man is falling forwards. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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 Mvula

Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere. Sometimes, in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself. — Unknown

It's important for any artist - particularly female artists - to feel completely comfortable and to know what they're trying to do. — Laura Mvula

I always said when I was younger, I wanted to write film music, and I think that's what my ultimate dream is. — Laura Mvula

Words may sting, but silence is what breaks the heart. — Phyllis McGinley

I write songs from the heart, and I don't hold back. — Laura Mvula

I respect hippos. They just look the way they do; they can't do anything about it, but they don't seem bothered. — Laura Mvula

I didn't know till 15 that there was anyone in the world but me,and it cost me plenty. — F Scott Fitzgerald

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 Mvula

I like pastels and lighter shades on darker skins. I feel like it lifts everything and accentuates being chocolate. — Laura Mvula

One of the things I haven't been ready for is how male-dominated the music industry is. I just didn't have a clue. — Laura Mvula

I listen to a lot of choral stuff at home, but I'm also liking Labrinth, Emeli Sande, Tom Odell and Wretch 32. — Laura Mvula

If she can't spell, why is she a librarian? Librarians should know how to spell. — Beverly Cleary

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. — Laura Mvula

I don't think I've ever been chatted up, and I don't think I've ever chatted anyone up. The Fresh Prince has the best chat-up lines. — Laura Mvula

'Green Garden' is about beauty and joy and lush green and dance and excitement and smiling from within. — Laura Mvula

Who made you the center of the universe? — Laura Mvula

they knew also that the Communist underground was directed from Moscow and served chiefly as an espionage source for the Russians.* — William L. Shirer

A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life. — Suze Orman

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. — Laura Mvula

I love church buildings, particularly cathedrals, and I like living in spaces that remind me of music or evoke that creative energy. — Laura Mvula

I don't talk about Amy Winehouse as a 'singer.' She's a pioneer. I listened to her endlessly when I started writing. — Laura Mvula

London audiences have this reputation for being a bit too cool for school. — Laura Mvula

Limitlessness is important for me; I want to be able to use every opportunity to push me forward onto the next thing. — Laura Mvula

My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining. — Laura Mvula

The first time I sang in church, when I was ten, the applause was so overwhelming that I started to weep. My mum had to rescue me from the stage. — Laura Mvula

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. — Laura Mvula