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" I don't like to see people using their power over others, trying to hurt people who are weak or poor or people with darker skin or anyone who doesn't have as much privilege. It makes me so angry. I want to fight for people. I want to be able to make some kind of difference in the world. "

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" I've done my own videos, I do my own styling, so I feel like I've just always been a visual artist... I was one of those kids who wanted to make my own clothes and take pictures of everything. Everything inspired me, and everything felt like art around me. "

Kali Uchis

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" I was kicked out of the house, and I was really difficult as a kid. I'm happy it happened because I was able to grow so much from it, you know? It's always hurtful to feel that you can't be on the same page with people that you love as much as your family. Sometimes they don't know how to deal with all the things that are coming at them. "

" It's easy to just write about love, because everyone can relate, but I like variety. "

" Sometimes I leave mayonnaise on the ends of my hair for a few hours while I'm writing; it's a really good moisturizer. "

" It's difficult as an artist sometimes. There's a lot of pressure when it's your first album. You want to make something that's meaningful and timeless, not something that's trendy. "

" La India's voice is so powerful. It will give you life. "

" I've always been very insecure and had a lot of self-doubt growing up. That was partially because of how I was raised. "

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" If you really want to get over someone or something in your life, I suggest you throw on some Ivy Queen. She will have you feeling extra bossy. "

" As a musician, you are all the music that you absorb into your mind; that just subconsciously connects. "

" The first time I did a show, I definitely didn't get any money. My friend just let me do this show. I was so nervous: my mic didn't work, and I was like, 'Urgh.' It was terrible. It was a dingy club off of the highway, but all these people came. It was packed out. "

" I'm a big Gorillaz fan. "

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" If my life is a movie - in the movie, there's always the bad part. There's also the parts where you're down and out, and there are parts where everything's amazing. "

" As an artist, you have to work hard for things that you can't really hold in your hand. I work not for money but for my career, to expand myself as an artist. Every video I make, it's not making me any money; it's just because I want to expand. "

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" Music is your way to change the frequencies of everything around you and move your own body, move your whole environment. "

" I'm not a Barbie doll, I'm just a multidimensional human being who likes to make things. "

" I made music just for myself. "

" On my off day, I really want to just lay in bed. "

" I'm constantly progressing. My style is changing every day. "

" Just because someone is your family member doesn't mean they're a good person. "

" I've always considered myself a person of color. "

" Not everything happens when you expect it; it is what it is. The people who ride with you, ride with you. "

" No matter where you are, what point in your life you're at, it's not the end. "

" I've never been pressed to be friends with everyone or be popular, even in school - I've always done my own thing. "

" I used to love to look at cover art for vinyls. "

" Every time I go out to do shows, it just becomes a little bit more real and a little bit more full, so I'm excited just to see it hit its next level. "

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" I never really wanted to be a singer. I always preferred to be behind the camera. "

" I'm just inspired by life and, growing up, I listened to all types of different sounds, genres, and areas of music. "

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" You're taught that it's not very likely for you to become successful... that odds are you're going to be a struggling artist for the rest of your life. "

" I never had any technical training. I never considered that, one day, I'm going to be Beyonce like a lot of girls aspire to be. It just kind of happened. "

" Back in the day, I used to get really upset when people used to say that I didn't really make all my own things - like my art or my videos or whatever. I work really hard on everything, so it used to upset me when people would try to discredit me or say that I wouldn't have what I had without this person or that person. "