“People compliment me and if I ignore them, it doesn't mean I'm rude. I...” — Lisa Stansfield Quote

“People compliment me and if I ignore them, it doesn't mean I'm rude. It just means I'm embarrassed.”

“You want what you write to be essential.”

“The power of music is a wonderful thing. It can make us happy, make us cry. It can make us forget and make us remember.”

“As a horn player, the greatest compliment one can get is when a person comes to you and says, 'I heard this saxophone on the radio the other day and I knew it was you. I don't know the song, but I know it was you on sax.'”

“The stage is the best experience in the world. It's a great compliment to be able to share the music, because people can hear my album but they don't get to make the connection in the same way as when it's one-to-one.”

“Over the years, more than one reviewer has described my fantasy series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire', as historical fiction about history that never happened, flavoured with a dash of sorcery and spiced with dragons. I take that as a compliment.”