Natasha Bedingfield Quotes

My family comes from New Zealand, but I'm a London girl. I was born and raised in London, but I've got the blood of a New Zealander, so I always kind of felt like I didn't belong - in a good way.

Live your life with arms wide open. Today is where your book begins. The rest is still unwritten.

I love arranging my music, not in alphabetical order but by mood, creating playlists for when I have energy and want to work out or go-out party mixes and music to chill out to.

I get very deep into the writing and recording process.

Feel the rain on your skin, no one else can feel it for you.

Write your own songs. It helps you to mean what you're singing, which will then make it mean something to listeners.

Staring at the blank page before you, Open up the dirty window, Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find.

People don't listen to one radio station. On iTunes you can mix different worlds and bring country and pop and folk and live music together with a mass audience. I could have sung 'Easy' in a country way but I just sang it how I sing. I think it's a really nice blend.

I'm very honest in my music and I'm often asked to explain the lyrics; as an introvert, I find that quite hard. And I always wear high heels on stage, which can be painful.

The pen is in your hands, the rest is still unwritten.

Hope is such a powerful thing. We all have hope for different things, but I think sometimes we need to share our hope with other people. We're sometimes in our own issues, and it isolates us, but when we come together and encourage each other and give a little bit of hope, it can, like it says in the song, go a long way.

A lot of my songs are about taking whatever life throws at you and making the most of it.

I'm the diva from the future. The next gig's on the moon. Catch me while you can.

I love lamb shank. It's my favorite thing. You don't have it in America. It's a younger meat - it just falls off the bone - it's kind of like a roast. I really like blackened cod too.

I got a job as soon as I could - 11 or 12. I started babysitting and then I got a part-time job at a pharmacy in England. I just remember loving the feeling of going out and buying my own clothes! I'd go bargain-hunting and get secondhand vintage stuff.

Drench yourself in words unspoken, live your life with arms wide open, today is where your book begins.

It's common knowledge that in the entertainment industry there's a lot of craziness that goes down, and it's really hard for anyone to stay sane. It's not a very natural environment to be in for too long. It's not very healthy.

The way that I approach music has a bit of a sense of humor to it. Something slightly different that people can still relate to.

I bruise easily so be gentle when you handle me ...

My skin is like a map of where my heart has been And I can't hide the marks It's not a negative thing.