“When the lights did come on in Georgia and the electricity did come on...” — Katie Melua Quote

“When the lights did come on in Georgia and the electricity did come on - you know, 'cause they did for about one hour during the day - we would watch Hollywood films and we'd listen to music from America and the West.”

“I've started making my wardrobe a uniform: I find that the fewer options I have, the better my state of mind.”

“Queen were the first western band I got hooked on. I got a bootleg - there was hardly any legal buying of CDs in Georgia.”

“I definitely relate to any kid who has lived without running water or electricity or having to be the smelly kid going to school because you don't have the resources. It's hard. I really relate to them and I want to help them as much as possible. It's a unique situation that you'll never forget where you came from.”

“I will never, ever forget the electricity I felt the first time I listened to the 'Purple Rain' soundtrack - and many times since.”

“I really enjoyed staying at an encampment at the top of a hill in the Samburu Reserve in Kenya. You reach it on a small plane; there is no electricity, no city noises and you sleep and shower under the Milky Way, with moths fluttering around a kerosene lamp, knowing that there are elephants and lions roaming free in the valley.”