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" 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. "

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" I'm a regular guy, and I don't want anyone to look at me as being superior or having a God complex or anything like that, you know? I don't want to walk around like I know everything, because I have so much more room to improve. "

" 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. "

" When I started writing, I said, 'I don't know how to do this. I don't know if it sounds good.' Coming from being an underdog or being told that something wasn't for you over and over repeatedly, it took a lot out of me. It took a lot of my self-confidence. "

Self-Confidence

" There's been a time where I was like, I wanna be a folk singer; no, I wanna sing soul. I want to sing classical music. I want to sing R&B. I want to be on Broadway. I just wanna sing. Whatever comes out of my mouth, that's what I want to do. "

" Once you're comfortable with the way that you're dressing, you express yourself a lot more, and you're just able to have a lot more fun. "

" When I wanted to be a music teacher, I wanted to help people through voice. Now, I get to help people out through song. "

" I'm really excited about what the future holds and to grow as an individual and as an artist. "

" 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. "

" What really keeps me grounded is my fans and the way that I connect with them. "

" Lorde is awesome. She's amazing. She's so talented. We went on tour in Europe, and it was the greatest time of my life. "

" Even though I wasn't born or raised in El Paso, it'll always be a part of me until the day that I die. "

" I started writing out all of my feelings, and people asked me, 'Have you ever thought of recording your music?' It was something I'd always thought of, but I'd never really had the confidence. "

" Being timeless means you can listen to something when you're feeling a certain way, and it still has that same power as it did when you listened to the record for the first time. Timeless is abnormal. It sticks out. It can't be recreated. "

" We were told not to turn our hobby into our job, but to turn our job into our hobby. As kids, we were told not to pursue our dreams! "

" Art is fluid, and it travels. You have to let music take you where it wants to take you. You can't necessarily be the controller. "

" Love crosses all boundaries. "

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

" I would classify myself as an individual. That's what I try to stay true with - being myself, 100 percent. "

" It's my job to accept my youth, to spread my story, to let people know who I am as an individual, because there's so many people who are blinded and think less of me because of my skin color. "

" 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 didn't feel like I had a home until I moved to El Paso. "

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

" Combing your hair after a long time is terrible. "

" To be recognized and accepted by my musical peers is truly an honor. "

" Kendrick Lamar deserves a Grammy. He's one of the biggest, most influential rappers of my generation. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I'd love to collaborate with Frank Ocean. He's one of my favorite artists of all time. "

" 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.' "