Radio interviews are really snappy and I'm just bad at that. I just close down.
When you tour, you regain the music and the connection with the audience.
I'm always late.
Most of my lyrics are little stories about my experiences or those of my friends.
I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again.
My father was a very difficult man.
When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out.
To be a mother you must be strong. Even if you don't feel it, you have to pretend.
I always see myself as much more of a musician than a celebrity.
I love writing songs.
I don't like looking outrageous.
If you're only making an album every 10 years, it better be good.
The anxiety I feel when I'm late is nothing like the anxiety I feel when I'm on time.
My musical career was an accident.
I don't get easily bored. I'm not that kind of person.
There isn't a class structure in Nigeria; there's a tribal structure and prestige as far as money is concerned.
My daughter and stepson are really broad-minded.
People are so used to having their lives filmed, they're not even conscious of having cameras around. I still have that sort of suspicion when a camera comes out. I view it as a thing to fear.
London was a really multi-racial city ... It's incredible how comfortable people are with race there.
