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" A lot of my songs are about loneliness and losing relationships. Even the ones that are happy, there's a lonely undertone to them. "

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" I want people to know that it's OK to have feelings; it's OK to be vulnerable. That no matter where they live around the world, teenagers all go through the same things. "

" My mom raised a self-aware kid. I wasn't like the typical alpha male. I wasn't afraid to sing, you know? I wasn't afraid to be in musicals. "

" I'm an African-American man with an Afro who isn't your typical athlete - who wasn't as masculine as other guys. "

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" I want to venture out into music education for kids. As a child, I was discouraged by a lack of money, and now I want to use my platform to give back to kids without resources. "

" I use my clothing choices as a way to express how I feel. "

" I worked hard on making a body of work that takes people on a journey. It was never about making a certain type of song. It was simply about embracing real-life situations. "

" The first songs I made brought me to the Grammys. I was a five-times nominated teenager off voice memos and songs that were clearly recorded off different mics. "

" I'm still proud of who I am, of my youth, and I feel like now, as individuals, we begin to realise that we can change the future. We all have to participate. "

" I knew what I wanted and where I wanted to go. I always wanted to entertain and help others. "

" I suffer from anxiety, moments of depression. I'm in my head so much, and I'm thinking so much, I'm playing a tug-of-war within my mind. "

" Being vulnerable was difficult for me at first because I've said things in my songs about how I felt that I never told anybody. "

" You're not a real fan if you don't know how to say my name. "

" With 'Location' and all the other songs around it, my music turned into therapy for others. And that's something I really love and am blown away by. "

" I just love matching sets. Tops and bottoms that are the same color are awesome to me, because you can get them in so many different colors - neon colors. "

" I definitely associate songs with the places that I've been. "

" I try to take all of my experiences in and not take anything for granted. "

" My mind was so geared towards being a performing artist, singing all these classical pieces, but the sense of loneliness I got when I moved from New York to El Paso meant that writing turned into singing. I'd sing all these songs, and they'd make me feel better. Songs that crafted the way my life was going to go. "

" Joel Little and I have this certain chemistry we have when we work together. "

" Positivity, confidence, and persistence are key in life, so never give up on yourself. "

" I've got to thank the city of El Paso for standing behind me. "

" I was in the sixth grade and living in Germany, when I was hanging out late with some friends. I turned around, and there's a dude dressed up as Michael Myers following us all the way home. It was the scariest thing ever, and it always reminds me of Halloween. In my mind, I was so young, so I really thought it was Mike Myers following me home. "

" I've felt like an outcast most of my life, being in multiple high schools and being a military child. "

" A lot of people think teenagers haven't gone through anything in their lives - they're not even 20 years old yet. But a twenty-something can go through the same type of experience or heartbreak that a 50-year-old can go through, so why does age matter? "

" My mom and I, we have trust within each other because at one time in our lives, we were kind of all that we had, you know? My mom had me, and I had her. "

" I always try to be nice. I never want to be that person that anyone perceives as being rude or disrespectful, 'cause that's not me at all. "

" Love crosses all boundaries. "

" For me, love is endless, and love has no age limit. "

" I was very confused with where my life was heading, but I knew that whatever I did, music was going to be involved. "

" My mom is my biggest inspiration by far. She inspires me on a daily basis. I remember hearing her sing around the house, and I was like, 'Mom, you belong on TV. You're a superstar.' "