Joan Armatrading

“I'm quite a confident person. I'm a positive person. I'm not a wallflower. I'm not a shrinking violet. I'm a confident woman.”

“I'm not a political singer. I'm a writer.”

“I've always written about people, and I'm a people watcher.”

“I am a musician. I'm not a celebrity. I'm not a star. I'm a musician. That's what I do.”

“I can't write a song to order. It's not a job for me. It's a passion.”

“I am a solitary person. I live a solitary life. I am not a social person.”

“The thing is, I write songs, and I sing them. The other stuff, it's just a waste of time.”