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AA: It’s something I find quitedifficult.

Yourlifearoundyouchangesandyou’re

like,“Thisis amazing,”butyoucanactually

feel quite overwhelmed. Maybe you

don’treallywanttobeinthespotlightall

thetime.Everythinglookssogreat,which

it is–you’regrateful.Butit’salsofucking

difficultandsomedaysyou’dmuchrather

justsnuggleupathomeandwatchTV.

JS:Itwasabiglearningcurve.I’mnot

afuckingrobot.I tried,andI can’tdoit.

Lastyearit wastoomuch–interviewers

askingmethesamethings,peoplebeing

like,“You’resoamazing.”I justwanted

a bitofnormality,butthat’swhy I’m lucky

withmyfamilyandfriends.

AA: How important is it to keep solid

peoplearoundyou?

JS:Youneedhonest,realpeoplearound

youwhohavetheirownproblemsand

wanttotalktoyouaboutthemandnot

justaboutwhatyou’redoingallthetime.

OnethingI getsadaboutisthatwhen

I’m really busy, I don’t have any time

toseepeople.LastyearI hadnotime.

AndthenI’dhaveaweekoffandI’dtry

tofitinseeingallmyfriends–I hadto

cancelbecauseI wasjusttootired.And

then I’d feel shitfor cancelling. Luckily

they’reallunderstanding.

AA:Whatdoesit meantoyoutobethe

newDiormakeupambassador?We’ve

spokenbeforeaboutwhatit meansto

growupmixedrace–andthatwiththat

comes responsibility. What would you

hopethatpeoplewillgetfromyoubeing

thefaceofa hugefashionhouse?

JS: Well,it’sa newfaceandit’s also

anaturalface.I mean,I wearmakeup,

butI haven’tdoneanythingtomyface.

I’vealwayslookedlikethis–foryoung

mixed-racegirlsatschooltosee me and

belike,“Oh,I looklikeher!”

AA:Whatdoesbeing beautiful mean to

youin2019?

JS:Beingcomfortableinyourskin,and

knowing your imperfections make you

perfect.Youhavetorealise you’vegot

flawsandthey’re fine – they make you

whoyouare.

AA:Doyouliketotryoutnewbeauty

looks? I know I feel the most comfortable>

AA: Whenyouwrite songs, which do
youdofirst– lyricsormelody?
JS:I neverwritethelyricsbefore.I justsing
andthenwritealongtothemelodies.It
won’treallymakesenseatfirst,butI might
repeat certain phrases or words, and
keepdoingthat.I alwaysrecordit on
VoiceNotesonmyphone,thengoback.
AA: Tell me about the first song you
released,“BlueLights”.
JS:It seemslikeforeverago.It wentabit
mad,butI’dneverputa songoutbefore,
soI didn’tknowwhatwasnormaland
whatwasn’tnormal.Itdidverywell,so
I put out another song, and another,
then just kept putting out songs and
videos...Andnowwe’rehere.
AA: Do youstill write about whatever
you’regoingthrough?
JS: Yeah, totally.I wrote recently,“I’m
constantlyinaweofwhatyouteachme.”
Because I get really angry and my
boyfriend [producer Joel Compass] is
goodat beingcalm.SoI said,“Teach
me.” I wantto stopgettingso angry–
I needtochillout,whichI finddifficult.
AA:Whenyousing,it oftenmakesme
thinkofwhenI watchedAmy, theAmy
Winehouse documentary. There was
a timewhenshesangsongsthatwereso
partofatimeinherlife,butthenshehad
tocontinuetosingthemallthetime.It was
likeshewasbeingbroughtbacktothose
situations. Arethere certainboundaries
thatyouputupintermsofnotwantingto
relivethepastonstageallthetime?
JS:I’veactuallywatchedthatdocumentary
aboutfour times.AndI understandit–
sometimesyoudon’twanttosingabout
thebadthingsyouwrotesongsabout.But
I’velearntI’mgoodatactingasthough
thingsarefine.Ontourlastyear,it wasn’t
thatI didn’twanttosing,butsomuchhad
happenedinsuchashortspaceoftime
andI wasworkingsohard–it wastoo
much. I’d come off stage and cry in
betweenencores. I’d feelsoshit,then
havetowalkoutandsmileandseemlike
I washavingthebesttime.Myfansdon’t
expectmetobehappy,butthey’dcome
forme, soI feltI neededtogive them
a show to remember forever.

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