Taxi drivers used to ask me what kind of music I did, and I'd say, 'Well, it's kind of jazz, soul, classical' - but that makes no sense to anyone.
I write songs from the heart, and I don't hold back. - Laura Mvula
I write songs from the heart, and I don't hold back.
- Laura Mvula
Who made you the center of the universe? - Laura Mvula
Who made you the center of the universe?
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
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'…
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
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.
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
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.
My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining. - Laura Mvula
My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining.
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
I always said when I was younger, I wanted to write film music, and I think that's what my ultimate dream is.
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 love church buildings, particularly cathedrals, and I like living in spaces that remind me of music or evoke that creative energy.
I like pastels and lighter shades on darker skins. I feel like it lifts everything and accentuates being chocolate. - Laura Mvula
I like pastels and lighter shades on darker skins. I feel like it lifts everything and accentuates being chocolate.
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