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" I have a family I love. They tend to say, 'Great job!' Or 'You work really hard! Good for you!' Or 'You look nice today!' Or 'Don't be ridiculous, order the fries!' Or 'You are hilarious.' That's all the family I need. "

Sia

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" That's the thing about awards - it's for the people who do all the hard work behind the scenes. An award is just a clap at them. "

" I do not love performing. I get really scared. "

" I like to sing, and I like to make records - and that part is fun. "

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Sing

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" I just want to be a good storyteller. "

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" I was weirdly obsessed with music until I was 11, and then I turned into a nerd. "

" I don't really even go out that much now, except to walk my dogs, because I don't want to be recognised. I used to be a really friendly person, and now I just want to be invisible. I liked myself much more before I got famous. I was much friendlier and had more energy. "

" Usually, the song will tell me who it belongs to. It seems clear to me who would do a good job with it, who it suits. "

" I'm just trying to work out a way to be a singer and to create cool content. I'm willing to do that as an entertainer. But I'm not willing to give up my actual self. "

" When you have a lot of people telling you what you are and perceiving you in a certain way, it's difficult to find your own identity. "

" I don't want to have to do production, which is very technical. I don't enjoy that. "

" The truth is that you shouldn't match your insides to other people's outsides. Life is an inside job, and we just have to do our best. "

" A lot of people come up to me expecting to meet the person they have seen perform. It's not going to happen, unless my mania, my stage person, responds to them and not the real me. "

Sia

Real

Person

" I think it would be very difficult to maintain one kind of art or whatever for your whole life. I think it's unrealistic. "

" Sometimes, after I finish the lyrics and have all the melodies and harmonies and the pop and vocal, I'll be like, 'I have to keep it. I love it too much.' "

" I love the idea of how fast can we make the song, but I don't think that I'm necessarily, like, a super-talented songwriter. I think I'm just really productive. One out of 10 songs is a hit. "

Sia

Song

Think

" Like when I'm singing live I can't hear myself. I'm just listening to the rest of the band. To listen to my voice, it doesn't even feel like it's me. "

" When I was 10, my parents really valued success in the arts, and I thought if I was a famous 'something artistic,' that they would love me more. "

" I have social anxiety. It's easier up on stage because there's security in being there. When I'm off stage I'm trying not to be a manic freak. I'm quite shy. "

" 'Titanium' wasn't supposed to be me singing, but they put my demo vocal back on. "

" Knowing now what goes into making a successful artist, it's disheartening. "

" Fame is the worst thing that can happen to a person. I choose not to appear in anything publicly. Twitter's it! "

" I think that the stuff I write for pop music is terribly, terribly cheesy. "

" I don't do sessions for myself ever. I'm always working, writing for pop sessions. And what happens is that sometimes I like a song so much, I keep it for myself. "

" I'm sort of a gay man trapped in a woman's body when it comes to music sometimes - it's crowded in here! "

" I'm just completely obsessed with Die Antwoord. "

" I liked myself much more before I got famous. I was much friendlier and had more energy. "

" Just, whenever you can, get up and sing at a gig or jam. If you have a chance, take it and keep on getting up. Keep going - but not If people boo, 'cause that's just mean. I think that could be setting yourself for disappointment. "