I want to be known for my music, and that takes time.

Mabel

Categorized in : Takes Time Want Music

Just enjoy every moment - don't stress. Just be yourself.

be-yourself yourself moment stress

I feel so blessed that I grew up in the age of the independent woman, the survivor. I had Destiny's Child telling me I didn't need a man to feel good about myself, and I want to carry on that message.

good myself me man

I have, like, 'Finders Keepers' fever now! Sometimes I go in the studio, and I'm like, 'That worked so well, and I wrote it in 45 minutes, so if I try wearing the same outfit and playing on the same piano, it'll happen again.'

outfit try fever sometimes

I found being a teenager quite difficult, actually. I put a lot of pressure on myself, and now, looking back at it, I really wish that I had relaxed and just enjoyed it more.

looking myself looking-back wish

What gives you real power is when you know your power. And I feel quite powerful.

feel know you power

I'm such a control freak that camping, for me, is difficult. I can't be this crazy, carefree person that wears the same outfit for four days.

outfit control me crazy

Being mainstream is fun.

being mainstream fun

I wish I could teleport and cut out the travelling in between gigs. I want the luxury of the shows without the painful bits stuck on a tour bus.

i-wish luxury wish want

Swedes celebrate Christmas Eve. Every Sunday leading up to Christmas, we light a candle, then make gingerbread and saffron buns.

candle celebrate christmas light

The important thing is that my music is getting a positive reaction and that people are connecting with it.

music important positive people

Kehlani is so refreshing in terms of R&B.

terms refreshing

I think there is a misconception that being open and honest and saying what it is you want is something we should be embarrassed about. But that's just not me. I am a very honest person. I always tell somebody what I am looking for, and I don't want people to waste my time, basically.

i-am me you time

Having a Top 10 record changed my life a lot, you know?

my-life know you life

I work hard, and I'm very separate from what my parents do.

parents work-hard hard work

Being a solo artist in general can be incredibly lonely. It's funny how often the bigger you get sometimes, the lonelier you feel.

feel you sometimes funny

There's so many inspiring women dominating the charts, so I feel like I'm definitely a part of a wave that's just really interesting and really cool.

feel cool wave women

I think growing up, people want to put you in a box and label you quite often, just because it's kind of easier, I guess.

think you growing-up people

I want to make people dance, I want to make people smile, and I want my music to get played in clubs.

smile music dance people

Coming from an R&B background, I was like, 'I'm gonna make slow jams.'

slow background make like

In the bathroom, having taken my make-up off and opened my eyes, I always think there's a ghost behind me. It feels like there's a weird presence. Maybe it's my brain reacting to me without make-up.

eyes think me brain