Jessie J Quotes

I started to look like a cartoon character with the fringe and the catsuits. Yes, I want to change and mix it up. I want to change my hair, change my style. I want to be allowed to grow.

Children used to get bullied at school. Now they go home, and that’s where the problem starts – because they sit on their phones all night, thinking about who’s ‘liked‘ a photo of them, who hates them, who loves them. They don’t know what’s real and what’s not, editing their lives constantly to fit other people’s views.

I can play the air guitar really, really well.

The only thing I want to be defined by is my music and personality.

Look after yourself; remember that you only consist of your being, so make the best of what you have and look after it. Put good things into your body; eat well.

If I did meet somebody, I would only ever make room for someone that loved me how I deserved to be loved. Until then… I’ve got my shoes, I’ve got my album, my dog.

I’m glad I was faced with different cultures when I was growing up because I wasn’t fazed by it. It has been a huge benefit to me; I feel comfortable wherever I go.

I love cleaning, weird but true. It really relaxes me.

I like stripper shoes. I like being tall because I’m claustrophobic.

I’m not afraid to have no make-up on and no hair. I just want to be stripped back.

I won‘t lie – when you’re first bringing out music and you want people to notice, you probably overdo it, especially as a girl.

I used to live in a gap jumper, tracksuit bottoms and a fake flower in my hair. Shocking.

I am a very honest person, and I can only say there are moments in my life where I really did think I was being me in the sense of my morals and beliefs and the way I acted. But when I look back at certain things that I wore and my hair and make-up, I was like, ‘Whoa! That wasn’t me!’ But I didn’t know it back then.

I’m so hard on myself that when I’m in the studio, I’ll write 10 songs and only use one. So those nine songs that are left over, I always think, ‘Where could these go? Who could they be for?’

I’m an artist, but I’m also a businesswoman, and sometimes you have to play hard.

I always wanted to be an artist; being a songwriter for myself was always a must but being a songwriter for others has been a bonus.

But I love singing live. Nothing beats the feeling of going out on stage and going, ‘I can really sing.’

I was obsessed with the Spice Girls! I always wanted to be Sporty. Or Posh, but I wasn’t pretty enough.

I think being nice and being safe is unfair to yourself when you have big dreams as a woman. I think you have to prepare yourself that not everyone in this world has the same personality… The one thing I’ve chosen to be great at in my life is singing – so why not be proud that I’m great at it?

Sexuality shouldn’t define anyone. It doesn’t define me. Love should be at the core of what you do.

The way I look at it, a footballer wouldn’t play in flip-flops or dip their feet in acid and then expect to get to David Beckham’s level. My voice is my living, so I’ll be looking after it.

Sometimes you have to be a diva. All the artists I admire from Madonna to Whitney to Mariah have all been called divas. If you are strong, if you have vision, if you are an artist, you have to do what you believe in. And if you get called a diva for it, then so what.

I wasn’t always someone who was talented. It was more that I was loud and loved a challenge.

When I look back, I can see why people thought I was aggressive. My first single, ‘Do It Like A Dude,’ resulted in a lot of misconceptions about me. I’m confident – but I’m not arrogant.

I have become a bit obsessed with eyebrows. I used to never have any, and then I realised big eyebrows are good, and now I’m an eyebrow fiend. Everyone comes to me to get their eyebrows done.

I have calmed down my look. Is it really necessary to wear all that jewelry and makeup at 7 A.M.? When you’re tired, you start to over-compensate by wearing too much bling.

If I’m on a bus and someone makes my blood boil, I’ll pocket those emotions and put them in a song.

You know, as a woman, it is tough to get to the top – like to get to that respected level in this industry – in any industry, I think.

I want young people to know that they can belong – whatever your culture, your religion, your sexuality – that you can live life how you want to live it and feel comfortable how you are.

I think if I wasn’t a singer I’d probably do make-up and beauty and hair and something creative like styling; I really enjoy it.

Some of the stage outfits I’ve got are ridiculous. I’ll lay out clothes to pack, and it’ll look like Polly Pocket clothing – because it’s all stretchy, it’s tiny. I don’t need a case when I tour; I can fit it all in my handbag.

‘Just Do It’ is exactly what you need to hear when you’re in a moment of doubt. When you’re struggling, especially with sport… just do it. Stop talking about it, stop complaining about the cellulite, or that you’re not able to run fast enough for the bus… just do it.

I love getting dressed up, but I want to be remembered for my singing.

My style is constantly evolving. Style has been something that I think has been the hardest thing for me to come to terms with.

I’m not afraid to say I’m very comfortable with who I am and I love who I love.

I’m someone who’d never base how happy I am on how much money I have, or how good a restaurant is because of how posh it is.

Whoopie doo guys, yes, I’ve dated girls and I’ve dated boys – get over it.

I feel like a lot of the industry and media portray this image of what beautiful is, or how you should dress, or how you should look, and I don’t think it’s healthy.

I’m not really the party person. I don’t ‘become myself’ once I’m drunk. I don’t use alcohol to be happy.

Do what makes you feel good. Remind yourself of what you’re good at and make sure you do that.

I want everybody to think I’m a hard worker as an aunt, a sister, a friend, a daughter, a niece, everything. I want to be great at every role, because every role in my life is as important as being Jessie J.

I’d hate it if everyone in the world liked me, my music and what I wore. It’d make it boring, and I wouldn’t have anything to work towards. It’s not to everyone’s taste, but I can only be me.

I’m the most un-diva-ish person you’ll meet. I’m never rude to people and I am always on time.

I think the best way to have confidence is not to allow everyone else‘s insecurities to be your own.

I had knockback after knockback before I got anywhere. After I got my first record deal I thought that was it, then Gut Records went into liquidation. I was 20. I had no idea what that meant. I had a few days to get myself out of that contract or my work would be owned by someone else.