Corinne Bailey Rae

I read someplace that when I was signed to EMI, they reeled in the 'hit-makers.' The presumption is that 'cause you're a young girl, black, smiley, with curly hair, you can't have written the songs. It totally winds me up.

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On the first album, it was me and a producer in a basement going though hundreds of snare drum sounds to find the right one.

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I think a lot of style is about attitude - posture, deportment, gaze and confidence. I saw that in my mum. She was a cleaner when we were growing up, but she had this stylish presence I admired.

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You know, I think that nature has such a powerful message about moving from dark to light, and bitterness to sweetness.

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Letting my guard down, trusting that someone will look after me... I've found that hard to do.

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We live in a capitalist society, so our power as people who consume is significant. I boycott unethical companies and avoid buying stuff made in sweatshops and stuff that will end up in landfills.

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My dad hates reggae. He's from St. Kitts, which is a really British island, with Victorian values. He doesn't have a strong Caribbean accent. He didn't play Caribbean music in the house. He was really into soul music, collecting soul 45s.

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I love the idea of the winter rose that's sort of sleeping underneath the soil. Underneath all the snow is this plant that was growing and developing and could present itself as this beautiful flower in this time where everything else around it is very barren.

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Don't spend time wishing your life away, waiting for things to be perfect.

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Quotes by Corinne Bailey Rae