I was born a vegetarian. … I feel there is no need to cause another living thing pain or harm. There are so many other things we can eat. I have never eaten meat in my life, and I'm 5 foot 10 and not exactly wasting away. A wise man once said, 'Animals are my friends, and I'm not in the habit of eating my friends.' That is exactly how I feel.
Reported in "Introducing Joss Stone's Vegetarian PSA", in peta2.com (13 March 2007). Also quoted in "Soul diva Stone in veggie ad", in Mirror.co.uk (15 March 2007).