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

I've learned a lot. I've seen a lot. I've grown a lot.

Ella Mai

It's okay to wake up and look however you look. You are beautiful regardless.

Ella Mai

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

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

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

Sometimes we misinterpret, sometimes we misunderstand, sometimes we make mistakes.

Ella Mai

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

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

Not everybody gets to wake up and do what they love.

Ella Mai

I think it's harder for R&B to break in England because the radio and labels don't really know what to do with R&B music.

Ella Mai

A lot of people say 'Boo'd Up' reminds them of '90s R&B. It has that feeling, which is why I think people take to the song so much.

Ella Mai

I like to leave things open to interpretation. But I also like to make a point. There's two meanings behind each EP title. With 'Time,' that was 'time to move on': you know, you've been in a bad situation; this is enough. But it was also time, in my life, for introducing myself, my first project I was putting out with Mustard. A new exciting time.

Ella Mai

I was a huge Lauryn Hill fan; that was all my mom would listen to in the car.

Ella Mai

Mustard believes in me so much. It's good to have a mentor that's been through it. Even though he's a producer, he's been a new artist.

Ella Mai

I think originality is something that's important and catches people's eye.

Ella Mai

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

As much as a lot of my music is very R&B, there's a bounce to it that obviously makes it easier to perform live. It's upbeat and uptempo.

Ella Mai

I could never have imagined that, so early in my career, that I'd be ticking off boxes that I've dreamed about since I was a little girl.

Ella Mai

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

Mustard saw my Instagram probably, like, August of 2015. He just reached out to me by DM on Instagram.

Ella Mai