Top 55 Rebecca Ferguson Quotes

The aim for me is to have a long career. I’ve got a couple of kids, and so I can’t really be a fashion because I have to sustain a life for my children.

After ‘X Factor,’ I got loads of gigs. Then I went on holiday just after the tour and bought my Rolex in Tenerife. I needed to go through that phase – splurge and see that it’s worthless – to get it out of my system.

I’d definitely like more kids when I’m older. And I think I’m like every woman in that I’d like to get married one day.

I think being a mum gives you extra qualities. I’m more feisty, fiercely protective and less selfish. The main trait I want to instill in my kids is kindness. I think it’s the most important thing. If you’re kind, you’ll go a long way.

I’m not very good at business. I’m more of a creative, fun-loving hippie type.

That’s what I’ve tried to do: I’ve tried to make music that I really love.

I want to go out with my friends and have a laugh. It’s funny: you always attract men when you don’t want them – you’ll go out, and they’ll want your number, while you’re left thinking, ‘Where were you when I wanted a boyfriend?’

There’s this culture where we celebrate people snapping back into shape a week after the birth, but I don’t want to be one of those people – I just want to enjoy Arabella.

I think that’s what I love about jazz is that you can do what you want, and you’re allowed to mess up.

Women’s bodies are amazing; what our bodies can do is incredible, so it’s sad that we get distracted – all this stuff about being skinny, be this, be that – they’re all distractions.

I love L.A. I’d move there tomorrow if I could.

The first time I had money, I was extravagant, but then you realise it’s not just about that. If I lost it all tomorrow, it wouldn’t be me that’s hurt, it would be my babies. It would be more about people’s opinion of me that would concern me.

I like to write poetry.

I’m not afraid of a rant, am I? I’ve got to that point where I’ve just become a woman; I think I’ve just grown.

I remember being wise beyond my years when I was little.

I absolutely love Nicole Scherzinger. She’s worked really hard to get to where she is and really knows her stuff.

After the ‘X Factor,’ there were opportunities everywhere. It was all there waiting for me to enjoy. I didn’t understand business.

We grew up in Woolton, Liverpool. We didn’t have much, but it was irrelevant. We played out a lot with all the kids on the street.

I don’t tend to lie. If I do, it’s a little one. Like, ‘I’m only around the corner…’ when really I’m 10 minutes away.

What I hated then – and hate now – is the way that people say to girls like me who get pregnant young that it ruins your life. Having a child doesn’t ruin your life – having a child is a blessing.

I believe things are meant to be. It’s the only way I can explain it because I had auditioned before to get on ‘The X Factor’ and ‘Britain’s Got Talent,’ and I didn’t get through – it was literally, ‘No!’

I’m quite good at knowing, ‘This isn’t right for me,’ or, ‘That person will be really good at singing that.’

You always have guilt as a working mum, and you overcompensate by buying them loads of things. That was what I was doing, anyway. I’ve kind of realised now that I’m the best mum that I can be.

For me, it’s not about quick grabs and quick sales; it’s about having a sound that will last and sustain.

I knew I could sing. That one thing I did believe in was that I could sing, but then constantly getting rejected, it started to get me down. But my voice was always there and my dream and my ambition was always there when I went through bad times.

I can’t watch my first audition because it makes me too upset. I just think it is really sad. I look at myself and don’t recognize myself. I do think fame and fortune changes people.

You have to be really strong in the music industry, and I’m naturally very timid. That was really hard for me. You have to be tough. You have to make decisions and be a businesswoman.

I think there’s definitely a dance album or at least single in me somewhere. I would want to work with a really cool Ibiza DJ, though.

There’s certain people that do pop well. Beyonce’s one of them, Rihanna, Rita Ora, I could go on and on. You’ve got to recognise what your talent and niche is.

I remember sitting on a bench in New York and sobbing and realising that my ambition to be a singer was making me selfish – I was a mother with two children, and I needed a backup plan.

My nan taught me never to put value on possessions but to value family, friends and people. I buy lovely things and enjoy them, but they don’t rule me.

What I loved with Billie Holiday is she had a good way of parlaying the sorrow with a positive musical twist.

I don’t really read books. Wish I did.

I am lucky in that I love what I do, but it can still be hard to be away from the kids for long lengths of time. At the end of the day, all I want is to be with my kids, but it’s worth it to create a future for my family.

I’m very proud of my roots, and I would never try not to be who I am.

I love getting dressed up.

I’m one of these people who tries to look for the good in people, but I’ve learnt that, actually, no, some people fundamentally just are not nice.

Growing up, we didn’t have anything. My mum wasn’t well, so I was in three care homes then foster homes before me and my little brother went back to her. I was passed from pillar to post.

We have two older brothers and two younger sisters; Sam and I are in the middle, and I’ve always felt protective and closest to him.

I’ve just grown as a person, accepting my flaws as well. Before I was very insecure and I used to just hide, and now I just accept that I’m an imperfect human.

I came from nothing. We didn’t have money, so I started work at 14 because I really needed the money.

I was looking for something to make me happy, and once I realised what I actually had, then I found success.

I think jazz has given me freedom with my voice.

When you’re recording classic songs, you’ve got to kind of make them your own, and you can’t always worry about what people are going to think.

I like listening to old soul music. I like Sam Cooke. When I was growing up, the first things I was listening to was Whitney Houston and Cher. They were really big inspirations for me.

If you are not happy with the song, don’t sing it. Simple as that – no-one forces you to do it.

I feel like people are just waiting for me to fail, so I have to be careful what decisions I make in my career.

When I was on the X-Factor, I found that I grew a lot as a performer. I knew I could sing but I didn’t believe in myself enough… I needed to hear that I was good.

I love hats and winter is the perfect time for them. I love winter time fashion.

You meet someone, you care for them, and you fall in love; it’s what it is.

I’m a better writer than I am a singer, and I express myself easily through writing.

I’m playing with music and working on different types of music. But I’ve realised that I can’t really stray from what is my marker.

I can do an OK manicure, but I need to stick to singing.

My mum is a lovely woman, so strong but so kind and compassionate. She brought us up to be proud, loving and forgiving.

I like Sam Bailey – she’s got a huge voice.