Katy B Quotes

Dubstep has been big in the UK for years. I'm fine with hearing a dubstep drop in any song.

Someone asked me the other day what my favourite record shop was, and I said YouTube.

I don't think I represent all things dubstep. I just like clubbing, so those are the sounds I've chosen to work with.

I'm a big fan of Beyonce and Rihanna. I've listened to Beyonce all my life, and she's a big influence on me.

I'm excited about representing my gender, but at the same time it doesn't matter. I wouldn't say my gender has been a disadvantage.

The first time I went out under the spotlight, I was proper freaked out.

I had wanted to be a dancer when I was younger. But at some point I figured out I was a better singer.

Destiny's Child literally taught me how to sing.

I make music, and if people like it, they like it, and some people won't.

I think as long as you're being creative and finding your own work interesting, that's all that matters.

I used to play the piano when I was younger, and I loved Alicia Keys. I wanted to be Alicia Keys; she was such an idol to me.

A lot of people say I'm like a pop girl, but I don't know what that means.

The days of an open mic night when I'd rock up in an old jumper are over.

I love writing songs where the name is the title.

People expect you to be this weird cartoon sometimes when you're a musician. I hate that. I hate standing out. I hate people looking at me. I just want to be part of the crowd.

When I was 18, I'd be out four nights a week - I want to have that energy again but I've found I'm a bit old and ready for retirement.

I guess I've been making records since I was 16, and even when 50 people bought them, I thought that was amazing.

I go to a club to relax and hear the music on a big sound system. I don't go to pull a guy.

I don't want people to think they have to like me because I'm on TV every other minute.

I've never really compared myself to anyone who's a big star - I'm not trying to be a fashion icon or get famous.

I'd love to be the new Jools Holland, but you know, for, like, cooler people.

When I hear the same formula being used over and over, I get bored. Just as huge pop artists have taken inspiration from things that are happening at the moment, I do the same with my music.

I went to the Brit School for the performing arts in Croydon at 14, picking music as my main subject, and I'm so glad I did. I knew lots of people who'd gone there, so I always had my mind set on it.

Whenever I'm making something, the challenge is always to create something that's interesting for me to listen to.

My dad was a soul fan and a singer himself, and he loved vocal harmony, stuff like the Beach Boys and Motown like the Four Tops, which was a big influence on me.

Studying music, everyone sort of has their own style - it's not like everyone's going for the same part.

I've always known my own mind, and I'm not shy about speaking it.