Estelle graces the latest covers of London’s Evening Standard Magazine, looking poised and confident. But the british accent singer reveals that she was once a skinny and shy girl who was never been that girl the dudes flocked around.
I’ve always been awkward and weird and skinny, says Estelle.
Estelle became an international star her debut of ‘American Boy’ but like most women she experience her fare share of heartache and the inspiration behind her new single ‘Thank You’. Check out excerpts from the mag
ON HER SUCCESS THUS FAR:
“I never like my records to be lazy; I always want to invent and be new. I have to have something to write about. I don’t just get given a bunch of songs and perform them. I couldn’t do that. I have to give my songs my everything, my heart and soul.My mum calls me every day and often says she can’t believe what I’ve achieved; she remembers me as this shy, tired, timid child. But all of a sudden I’m attracting models”.
ON THE INSPIRATION OF HER NEW SINGLE “THANK YOU”:
“It’s not a heartbreak album as such – with its smoochy vocals and flawless production it’s got more of a soulful late-night feel – but ‘Thank You’ and ‘Wonderful Life’ are heartfelt love songs. The song was written by Akon. I heard the song in the studio and responded so intensely to the heartbreak lyrics that she had to have it for herself. ‘My heart started pounding. My chest hurt. And guess what? Two weeks later I broke up with this guy. And now I can’t sing it without crying. It’s my life. It’s a mess.’ She pauses, brimming with tears. ‘I’ve never cried on stage before. But every time I sing ‘Thank You’ the tears are ready to come. I’m not going to do that ugly face in public. OK, I am”
ON TRUSTING MEN:
“I might have to prepare a ten-page questionnaire for each potential lover to answer. Otherwise I’m going to end up that girl who gets hurt again, gets depressed and starts drinking. And no one wants that to happen. It’d be a mess.”
