English - Musician | June 11, 1997 -
It's very special that I can go through things - and write them down and record them - and so many people can relate. Not everybody can get out who they are and really feel better after they write.
Jorja Smith
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I've got so many melodies in my head.
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Sometimes I feel people try to be too complex. Some of the greatest songs are so simple. The simplest phrases.
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I don't think about being a public persona too much - I just get on with what I'm doing.
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I used to watch a programme about Route 66 in America, and it looked so fun.
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When I found 'New Chain' by Col3trane, honestly, I couldn't stop playing it. It's a good road trip song because the beat just drives on.
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There's this issue where I'm really doing well and got hate 'cause I'm too light-skinned. I understand why people say that - throughout history, the lighter you are, that's how it's been. But it's not my fault. My mom and dad had me! I look how I look.
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Obviously I've grown up around YouTubers, people getting millions of hits, but I was never anywhere near that.
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I remember watching somebody called Esmee Denters doing covers that were really popular and wishing that was me. But I'm glad it wasn't. Things have worked out OK.
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My favourite number is 11.
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When we used to walk to school, I used to read off the walls, graffiti and stuff, everything. I used to write stories, but I'd never finish them. I wrote poems.
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I used to go to London by myself when I was 16. I think I got it from my mom. My mom was the type to just always just go off somewhere, wherever. She's a goer.
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