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" A lot of people tend to go into the music industry and be really - what do you call it? - oblivious to everything that comes with it. "
Go
Music
You
" A lot of people think that because I'm from Malaysia, I'm driven by Malaysian sound, but actually, it's mostly just my melodies. "
Because
Driven
People
" A lot of the songs are based on my previous relationship. It didn't work out. I lost him, and it ruined me. I had to learn to get back on my feet. I used that heartbreak to create something really beautiful. "
Feet
Relationship
Work
" Appreciate your heart; really know how to take care of your heart. "
Appreciate
Care
Take Care
" Being a musician and artist can feel superficial at times - you talk about yourself every day and pose for photos for the magazines and newspapers, and it can be very tiring for your well-being. "
Artist
Every Day
You
" Being a musician, it's my job to be real and be true to whoever I am. Hopefully that will inspire other people. I hope it inspires people to be themselves and be comfortable in your own skin. "
Inspire
Hope
I Am
" Being in the public eye, you can't really avoid a lot of questions. A lot of questions are being thrown at you, whether it's about your personal life or your personal beliefs, and I'm happy to answer them all. "
Eye
You
Questions
" Being in the spotlight, you know, you tend to kind of forget who you are. And being an artist... it could be a very superficial job. It could be very pretentious as well. "
Know
Kind
Artist
" Eid is here! On the first day, it is a custom for all Malaysian Muslims to ask for forgiveness from our parents. We kiss their hands and wish them 'Selamat Hari Raya' or 'Eid Mubarak.' 'Maaf Zahir dan Batin' means 'to apologize in spirit and actions.' "
Hands
Parents
Kiss
" Embrace the color of your skin and your own beauty. "
Embrace
Your
Color
" Fame is definitely a monster: it can suck you in and spit you out and change you. The biggest challenge is to remain yourself regardless of what people say about you. "
You
Yourself
Change
" Feminism is universal. You can't just fight for one type of freedom or one type of female power. You know what? Muslim women want to cover up, and we have to fight for our right to do that, too. "
You
Power
Know
" For 'Chapters', I decided to let go of my insecurities, found myself some talented R&B producers, and worked with them. "
Go
Them
Talented
" For Eid - or Raya, as the Malaysians call it - we love to shop for new clothes for the festive season. There will be open houses to go to, and Malaysians love to look good for these. "
Clothes
New
Good
" Home, to me, is where I am and where I feel most comfortable. Obviously, Malaysia is home. In L.A., my home is my apartment because that's my Malaysia. "
Comfortable
Me
I Am
" I always put on M.A.C. Prep and Primer before anything. "
Always
Put
Anything
" I came from a strong jazz/ singer-songwriter/folk influence, but in L.A., I learned how to have a balance between all these genres and R&B music and hip-hop, mixing them all together. "
Jazz
Strong
Music
" I come from a jazzy, acoustic, folky background. Everything has to work with melodies; the words have to have meaning. "
Come
Everything
Words
" I didn't expect to have music as my main thing. I always thought I was going to be a lawyer. When I graduated, I was doing really well with my music in Malaysia. I had stable income, and I had really good momentum in the music industry, so I had to make a decision whether to stop that and continue being a lawyer. "
Thought
Decision
Good
" I didn't take music seriously in the beginning. It just kind of a hobby to me. It was something that I love doing for fun. "
Fun
Music
Doing
" I don't really like the idea of putting myself in any category now... I think that people are looking for music that's real and honest and that they can relate to emotionally. "
People
Looking
Think
" I enjoy fashion and taking the effort to present myself well, and I'm glad that a lot of people refer to me as a 'Hijabster'. I'm not the greatest fan of the term, but I think girls everywhere should be confident in their own skin and be inspired to look and feel good inside and out. "
People
Myself
Think
" I feel like fashion and music relate to each other in a lot of ways. I always had to be creative: I'm a very creative person. I always liked making stuff. Apart from music, I always liked making clothes. You're able to express yourself. "
You
Music
Creative
" I feel very honoured and humbled to have people think, 'If Yuna can break through, then why can't we?' It takes a lot of work, but I tell people to just have that focus. Always be humble and a learner, practice and do research. "
Work
Focus
Practice
" If I get to a place early in the morning, I try to walk around by myself. I still try to find cool places to go to, like a record store in St. Louis or some restaurant in Chicago. "
Cool
Morning
Myself
" If you just work on that one thing that's, like, important to you, that has been supportive of you, who has been loving you all this time, if you are able to see that, then that is your 'best love'. "
Work
Loving
Best
" I grew up in a town called Subang Jaya, and made a lot of friends from around Kuala Lumpur. "
Town
Around
Lot
" I grew up listening to a lot of different types of music, and R&B in particular was something that I loved - Aaliyah, Usher, Alicia Keys, TLC. "
Loved
Music
Different
" I grew up listening to a lot of Malaysian pop music, which is kind of like a mixture of traditional and pop... I was also listening to a lot of English music as well. "
Listening
Kind
Like
" I guess music is very global. "
Global
Very
Music
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