Jessie Ware Quotes

I dress in a sophisticated and classy way - I always dress in a way I know my mother wouldn't be embarrassed to see.

Ice cream is my comfort food.

Good music shouldn't have a shelf life.

I did my dissertation on Kafka.

I love Barbra Streisand and Sade who've both had careers in soul and I want my music to have that timeless quality that isn't necessarily now.

I don't think too far ahead because I want to appreciate what's happening now.

I've turned down songs that would be much easier to play on the radio that I don't think should be on the album. Maybe I've shot myself in the foot.

American fans want to meet you, and they wait for that autograph by the stage door. In the UK, it doesn't really happen that much.

I have moments, like a guy saying to me on the tube, "You know, you look a lot like Jessie Ware."

There are so many great singers out there.

I don't know if fame will come.

I can't eat before I go onstage because I've learnt that burping on stage isn't a good thing. It's all about acid reflux.

I am just trying to keep it real.

A female vocal can lift a song.

For me 'You & I Forever' is celebrating the person you love being by your side. This is what it means to others

I've become one of those annoying people who brings their own food on to planes.

I don't know if I should say this, but I feel more like a singer than an artist.

I guess I'm a real fan of older music, and that's what shaped my taste and the way I sing.

If you're from South London you feel like you're always trying to win people over, so perhaps that underdog passion comes through.

I'm not a complicated person.

I would like to think I am feminist in some sorts.

Dance music has pushed its way into the mainstream. Which is good for me.

I want to be as feminine and classic as possible.

I like how strong Sade is and how she doesn't give away too much.

My grandfather was a Russian-Jewish immigrant who lived in Northern Ireland and apparently when he sang in the synagogue he made everyone cry.

If I make a song where I'm happy, I sound completely mad - I think my voice is better-suited for sadder songs.