Lianne La Havas Professions : Singer-songwriter Born : August 23, 1989 Browse All Authors Top 20 quotes by Lianne La Havas The dream never stops But I see the end before I wake up. Lianne La Havas wake-up ends dream I love Diane Keaton's style in 'Annie Hall,' but I like to think my own style is like a cross between 'Annie Hall' and Prince. Lianne La Havas annie-hall style thinking Normally I begin writing a song with just with aim to express something, and sometimes I don't know what I want to express until a sentence comes to my head that will sum up everything about how I'm feeling at the time. Lianne La Havas feelings writing song I think I'm sort of blind to genre. As long as it has a sort of honesty about it, which I think you'll hear in whatever music you respond to, then I think it doesn't need to be called anything particularly. Lianne La Havas honesty long thinking I love the music of Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu and more recently the music of Laura Marling. All these women share a strength and a wisdom in their voices and music that really makes me want to make music and sing. Lianne La Havas hills voice want Women who have strong identities, who know themselves, really inspire me. Lianne La Havas strong identity inspire When I write I find a quiet place. Lianne La Havas quiet-place writing quiet Well, I like shopping. Lianne La Havas shopping wells My dad is Greek and my mum Jamaican. My grandparents brought me up for most of my childhood, but I saw my mum and dad all the time. Lianne La Havas grandparent childhood dad It's the love you have for yourself that's most important. Lianne La Havas important love-you It's really important that my lyrics are truthful. Lianne La Havas truthful important I suppose I see myself as a modern soul artist. Lianne La Havas modern artist soul I love vintage and I shop vintage a lot because it's just such great value for money. Lianne La Havas great-value vintage shops I like to dress for my shape - I think it's important for women to do that generally - it makes me feel good. Lianne La Havas feel-good important thinking I kind of always wanted my own music to just sound like, like me, I suppose, like if I was music it would be the music I make, I think. Lianne La Havas would-be sound thinking I highly recommend time to yourself. Lianne La Havas end-times I maintain that I never expect anything, therefore Im always pleasantly surprised. Lianne La Havas never-expect Sometimes on stage I prefer to feel more glamorous, so I'll go all out when it's a stage outfit like sparkly, colorful, and have a certain shape. If someone is watching it from far away they can maybe remember the shape or the color. Lianne La Havas shapes color remember I've always had this identity thing. When I was little, I was always changing my handwriting because I couldn't decide which one I liked best. Lianne La Havas decide best always identity I quite like ABBA. Lianne La Havas abba quite like Similar Authors Bill Anderson singer-songwriter Bill Kaulitz singer-songwriter Bob Whitlock singer-songwriter Bob Weir singer-songwriter Brent Smith singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie singer-songwriter All Authors