Top 33 Jessie Ware Quotes
#1. My sister, singer Jessie Ware, and I are always exchanging music. We brainstormed her wedding playlist for months.
Hannah Ware
#2. I have moments, like a guy saying to me on the tube, "You know, you look a lot like Jessie Ware."
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#3. 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.
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#4. 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.
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#5. I always have to pretend I'm somebody else to give the best performance. It kind of feels like I'm acting; it's definitely an exaggerated version of me. I'm a very normal, down-to-earth person, but I wanted the videos to be striking, so I have to lay it on a little bit.
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#6. For me 'You & I Forever' is celebrating the person you love being by your side. This is what it means to others
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#7. There are so many great singers out there.
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#10. I would like to think I am feminist in some sorts.
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#11. I've become one of those annoying people who brings their own food on to planes.
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#12. Good music shouldn't have a shelf life.
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#13. I tried a couple of pop writers - none of the big, big, big ones - but it didn't work for me. I do have a commercial voice; I'm not quirky. I'm very normal and that's probably why I like people like Barbra Streisand and Whitney Houston. It's no-nonsense. They sing well, and that's it.
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#15. Dance music has pushed its way into the mainstream. Which is good for me.
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#17. My grandfather was a Russian-Jewish immigrant who lived in Northern Ireland and apparently when he sang in the synagogue he made everyone cry.
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#18. I want to be as feminine and classic as possible.
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#19. I want to look classy and sophisticated. For the "Running" video, I wanted to make a bit of a statement and to be slightly over-the-top. I'm not taking the piss out of myself, but I'm not taking myself too seriously, either. I'm just having fun and trying to pretend I'm a pop star, really.
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#20. I started meeting the right people, like [producer] Dave [Okumu], who explained to me how songwriting is really simple - "just like shitting," he said. "You gotta let it all out." When he put it like that, however disgusting it is, it made a lot of sense to me.
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#21. I dress in a sophisticated and classy way - I always dress in a way I know my mother wouldn't be embarrassed to see.
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#22. I always liked how people like Grace Jones and Annie Lennox pushed it with the videos. I'm not the most stylish person at all, but there's something about playing dress-up for the day and playing the role of a singer.
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#23. If you're from South London you feel like you're always trying to win people over, so perhaps that underdog passion comes through.
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#25. I like how strong Sade is and how she doesn't give away too much.
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#26. 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.
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#27. 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.
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#28. If I make a song where I'm happy, I sound completely mad - I think my voice is better-suited for sadder songs.
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#29. I don't know if I should say this, but I feel more like a singer than an artist.
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#31. I feel like I've got far more gay fans in America ... Maybe they caught wind that I have a cute Jewish brother who's gay.
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#32. I don't think too far ahead because I want to appreciate what's happening now.
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#33. I guess I'm a real fan of older music, and that's what shaped my taste and the way I sing.
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