The very first song I ever wrote was called 'I See Between The Trees,' when I was 9. It was really bad.

Little Simz

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I've always loved the English language. I just like words, you know?

loved words you language

I realised that you have to be honest. When you're being open, that's when people connect with you. You just have to be yourself.

be-yourself yourself you people

I'm just a bit of a dreamer, and I get really in my thoughts. I get so deep with myself at times it's almost very scary.

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I like to refer to myself as king sometimes, not as queen. That's a conscious decision, because I feel like women are just equally as powerful.

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I have a good family. I have good friends. I have people that actually care about my wellbeing as opposed to just work and just need me for work or whatever. Like, people that genuinely look out for me and my health, knowing how much work I put in.

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I haven't knocked all the doors I need to knock down, but I can see it happening more and more. It will just take more perseverance and work.

down perseverance work doors

I've worked really, really hard on my lyricism.

really worked hard

Singles are for people that want to chart - I'm measuring my success by how well I connect with people.

how want success people

I'm an artist. I'm a musician. I'm not someone you can put in a box.

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I've always been the kid who's known what they wanted to do.

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My mom raised me to be a strong person.

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I don't dress to impress; I've never been that person.

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I'm not an 'out there' person if it's not on stage or if I'm not around people I'm most comfortable with.

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Taking on different characters and seeing things through the eyes of different people is interesting to me. When I look at what people are going through in life, I try to understand their story.

eyes me life people

I struggled with working with producers because no one openly wanted to give me a chance to rap on their beats. That's just honest talk. No one really wanted to take that risk.

talk me risk chance

Just because I'm British and I represent London to the core, that doesn't necessarily mean I have to stay there.

stay just-because just london

I chose to continue independent because, at the time I was being offered deals, it wasn't fitting into what I'd imagined. I decided to take a gamble on myself and see what happens.

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I've experienced racism and run-ins with the law, and it's a real thing, and it happens where I grew up. It's something that not a lot of people want to talk about. I feel like I have a duty, and I wouldn't be honest or true to myself if I didn't speak about it.

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In real life, I'm not the center of attention; I'm in the back, and I listen. So when it comes to writing, I just let it all out.

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My sisters and my mum taught me how to be a woman: the way they carry themselves, the way they talk to people, the way they know how to put their foot down. They're not having any nonsense from no one. I can see traces of that in me.

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