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" Almost everything I've ever recorded, I recorded myself at the desk, in my house. "
Syd
Almost
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" It kind of feels good to make something that you're proud of and it's also very real to you. "
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" I wish I could sing like Nelly. "
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" At some point, I started listening to music a little differently. Rather than being like, 'Yo, this is dope - who made this?' it started being like, 'I wish I made this.' "
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" I have stopped going out places just to avoid uncomfortable conversations. "
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" Fashion has always been influenced by hip-hop. "
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" I'm not ashamed in the least bit of being gay or being a lesbian. I just prefer to call myself gay for some reason. "
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" Once we got signed, I moved out of my house because I was having teenage issues with my mom. It really wasn't my fault, looking back. You know, I'm gay; it's weird. It was one of the things. She has no problem with me being gay, but she had a problem with me dressing the way I do at first. "
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" Guitar Center hooks me up on a lot of stuff. "
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" I, for one, am, like, the most ordinary person. Like, people look past me all the time because I'm just so blending in. "
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