I write songs from the heart, and I don't hold back.

- Laura Mvula

Lizz Wright is my favourite singer. Her voice moves me and takes me to another place. She also grows her own food and that inspires me.

- Laura Mvula

My parents encouraged us to commit to things, so if we wanted to learn an instrument, it was all the grades and all the theory.

- Laura Mvula

I remember listening to Miles Davis in the car with my dad. I had just done my Grade 5 piano exam, and I was quite cocky. I said, 'It sounds like he'…

- Laura Mvula

Who made you the center of the universe?

- Laura Mvula

I always said when I was younger, I wanted to write film music, and I think that's what my ultimate dream is.

- Laura Mvula

My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining.

- Laura Mvula

I love church buildings, particularly cathedrals, and I like living in spaces that remind me of music or evoke that creative energy.

- Laura Mvula

I like pastels and lighter shades on darker skins. I feel like it lifts everything and accentuates being chocolate.

- Laura Mvula