50 Quotes by Joan Armatrading

You find what you are best at and stick to it. I found my sound early on. Look at U2: they haven't changed their music for 20 years. Anyway, many people come unstuck when they try to change what they do and what they are known for.

Right from day one, you know when you've written a good song.

Whichever age you are, that's the best age. I'm a very "now" person.

This band - because this is myself on electric and acoustic guitars - we've done three tours together now and I really, really like it which is why I did the DVD as well.

Yesterday I was playing Beethovens fifth, because I love that.

That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work with some really talented people and it allows me to be able to listen to them as well - and just have fun on stage.

So if you're on tour for eight months, a year... or whatever it is you definitely don't want arguments and I'm happy to say that I've always had a really nice bunch of people around me all the time.

My mother bought a piano, put it in the front room, and I just started writing my songs.

Writing music is just something that I was born to do.