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Jorja Smith admits she might never have reached her full potential in her career if she hadn't stopped jumping from one relationship to another. Interviewer: I spent years letting people close to me influence my decisions. Eventually, I realized I couldn’t even tell what I genuinely wanted anymore. Jorja Smith: I understand that. Since I started making music, I’d always had boyfriends. This was the first time I’d completed a music project without being in a relationship. Interviewer: Sometimes you don’t realize how much influence people have over you until you start making decisions for yourself. Jorja Smith: Exactly. I was constantly hearing opinions about my choices and being questioned about why I’d done certain things. Interviewer: And what happened when those voices were no longer around? Jorja Smith: I finally started understanding my own feelings. Whether I was happy, anxious, or proud, I could recognize those emotions as mine rather than something somebody else had made me feel. Interviewer: That’s what happens when you start trusting yourself. Jorja Smith: People had spent so much time telling me how to be myself, but I realized I hadn’t even figured out who I was yet. Interviewer: Did you always know you wanted to become an artist? Jorja Smith: I’ve wanted to sing and write music since I was little. I just never wanted the fame that came with it.