I write in a diary every night to collect my thoughts. It's very therapeutic to songwrite, because it's the same thing. Ella Mai More Quotes by Ella Mai More Quotes From Ella Mai It's deeper than the music when it comes to me and Mustard. He's like a big brother, and I'm so thankful to have a mentor like him to advise me. Even though he gives me a lot of creative control, I always go to him like, 'Do you like this?' It's so cool that it's always a collaborative effort. He never makes me feel pressured or anything. Ella Mai cool me music thankful It's okay to wake up and look however you look. You are beautiful regardless. Ella Mai look you wake-up beautiful When you're in love, your heart and your mind are in sync, and everything just feels right. It's a special feeling. Ella Mai you mind heart love A lot of 'Time' was actually about a friend's relationship and me seeing what she went through and how she felt. Ella Mai friend me time relationship I'm big on self-confidence. Ella Mai self-confidence big Sometimes we misinterpret, sometimes we misunderstand, sometimes we make mistakes. Ella Mai misunderstand mistakes make sometimes I've learned a lot. I've seen a lot. I've grown a lot. Ella Mai grown learned seen lot As much as heartbreak music might be therapeutic, we all want love and long for that feeling. So if a song can give you that feeling, even without being in love, that's amazing. Ella Mai you music song love It was such a culture shock for me, being plucked from this diverse neighborhood in London into Jamaica Queens. I'm in this new environment, and I had an English accent. Ella Mai new me environment culture I feel like everyone has been in a bitter situation, regardless whether it's cheating or just not being over someone who is over you - you compare yourself to the next. Ella Mai yourself feel you cheating I wanted to show people that I don't just make love songs that are about purely being in love. Ella Mai love-songs being love people With social media especially, there's a lot of image issues that everyone faces because there's so much pressure on us. Ella Mai image social-media media pressure A lot of the times, if relationships go badly, you concentrate on the negative. But in those situations, there is always a positive outcome that you can learn from. So, I like to concentrate on the lesson and how I can learn from this. I concentrate on me rather than concentrating on the actual situation. Ella Mai me you situation positive Not everybody gets to wake up and do what they love. Ella Mai everybody up wake-up love L.A. is so slow. Everyone is so chill, and the weather, of course, makes everything better, but it's just a different vibe. Ella Mai slow better chill weather I think originality is something that's important and catches people's eye. Ella Mai think important eye people There's loads of eyes and expectations. People are almost waiting for you to make a mistake so they can say, 'Oh, she's a one-hit wonder!' Ella Mai eyes you waiting people I was 12 years old when I first moved to New York, and at that age, you're trying to find yourself. It was hard being so different from everyone I was around, and I felt that nobody could really understand me because everyone was American, and I was this little English girl with an accent. Ella Mai me you girl age People make careers off of Instagram. So in that sense, it's really good, and you can put yourself out there and be open. Ella Mai yourself good you people I always say that when you have friends that are girls, you tell each other everything. Ella Mai say you always friends
