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" I know that I received so much help from God to become that kind of person that I wanted to be. That's honestly the message that I think is in a lot of my songs. "
Lindsey Stirling
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" I was classically trained. But more than just the fact that I play violin, there's a lot of classical elements in the way I write, in the way I hear chords. A lot of times, I think of my songs as a symphony made out of electronics rather than instruments. And I love to do orchestral arrangements of my songs after they're done. "
Lindsey Stirling
Done
Violin
Way
" I still follow the lifestyle of the Mormon church. I try to go to church every Sunday even when I'm on tour. It's not only my upbringing, but it helps me stay sane. It helps me remember my purpose and the overall picture of what is important to me and what makes me happy. "
Lindsey Stirling
Happy
Me
Try
" I've always had a fascination with pirates. You know, I've written a song completely inspired by I want this to feel like pirates, you know, fighting together, made a music video about it, yada, yada. "
Lindsey Stirling
Fighting
Know
Music
" There are so many things that can go wrong while performing. I've had violin strings break; I've had pants that were slowly falling down, and I'd have to pull them up in between every song; my hairpiece was falling out, so a big chunk of hair was just flapping around as I danced, and I've completely fallen on my butt. "
Lindsey Stirling
Down
Violin
Song
" I love to perform not only music, but to make performances extremely visual, and create almost a magical fantasy. It's really an uplifting style of art that combines visuals and music in very dreamlike ways. "
Lindsey Stirling
Art
Fantasy
Love
" It was Skrillex who got me into dubstep. He made it melodic - not just a bunch of crazy sounds. "
Lindsey Stirling
Made
Who
Just
" Through my unique style of playing, I want to prove that you don't have to conform to be accepted. The greatest value comes from loving yourself for who you are. "
Lindsey Stirling
Style
Yourself
Loving
" I never liked feeling like the world needed to have labels on everything, whether it's people or categories of music. I think everyone should be what they want to be, and you shouldn't have to look a certain way in order to fit this mold or that mold. "
Lindsey Stirling
People
You
World
" Violinists' hands aren't the prettiest because of our nails and what our hands have to go through. "
Lindsey Stirling
Nails
Because
Go
" Online is such an important platform... it's all one giant melting pot of talents. The times are changing. It's just art now. You can share your audiences with everyone, and it's exciting. "
Lindsey Stirling
You
Now
Just
" YouTube - holy cow! - I can do my career at my own pace. I didn't have anybody to tell me I wasn't ready, and I learned how to self-market and how to strategize. 'Spontaneous Me' had already been up on iTunes, but besides my mom and grandma, no one bought it. Once it was up on YouTube, it went crazy. "
Lindsey Stirling
Mom
Career
Cow
" A lot of my writing comes from the themes of my life, and a lot of that stems from my faith. I also strive to be a light through which Christ can shine, whether it's through the way I dress, though my videos, or through my music. "
Lindsey Stirling
Dress
Shine
Music
" There is one person that I have learned always sees the beauty in us, and that's our Savior Jesus Christ. "
Lindsey Stirling
Person
Us
Jesus Christ
" All the things I do in my videos - the jumps, twirls and back bends - will also be onstage. "
Lindsey Stirling
Back
Onstage
Things
" I played the violin my whole life. I wanted to play from the time I was just a little kid, and I've always loved dance as well. I wanted to make people smile. I wanted to add an extra energy to my playing and make it visual and make it unique and fun. "
Lindsey Stirling
Smile
People
Life
" It is very unnatural to dance while playing the violin. I had to practice so hard to learn how to do it, but now it is part of my expression, and it comes naturally. I have to know a song perfectly before I can even begin to move. "
Lindsey Stirling
Practice
Song
Learn
" My favorite thing about the success I've found is that I get to share it with my family and the ones that I love. "
Lindsey Stirling
Family
Favorite
Success
" I started making music that I loved and was passionate and excited about, but it was really cool when I started touring to realize it's an extremely diverse group of people who come out. In the front row, I'll have everyone from a little girl in a frilly tutu, to rockers and gamers and older couples. I love it that it's just everybody. "
Lindsey Stirling
Girl
People
Cool
" I was told by so many people that I wouldn't succeed because I was too different. Ironically, the very reason that people watch my channel and travel thousands of miles to see a show... is because it's different. God didn't send us to Earth to just blend in. We are here to share what makes us unique. "
Lindsey Stirling
Unique
Travel
Succeed
" Coming from a YouTube perspective, a lot of times you kind of limit yourself and think, 'Oh, artists from the real world wouldn't want to work with someone who's made their career on YouTube.' But more and more, I'm realizing that artists from both sides are learning that we can benefit from each other. "
Lindsey Stirling
Yourself
Perspective
Work
" I think YouTube used to have a negative connotation, like it was the place where the rejects went and made careers, but I'm proud to be YouTuber. I wanted to be in that first generation of YouTube stars who transitioned into the 'real world.' It was a really good way to build my business. "
Lindsey Stirling
Stars
Think
Business
" I love singers like Hayley Williams from Paramore and Amy Lee from Evanescence. "
Lindsey Stirling
Singers
Williams
Love
" YouTube is such a funny little world. You can create a fanbase. "
Lindsey Stirling
World
Create
Funny
" Once I know a song really well, I can then have fun dancing. "
Lindsey Stirling
Know
Have Fun
Fun
" There is such an advantage to self-releasing. If you can do it yourself, it's the best way to go. In Europe and the rest of world outside the U.S., I have licensed my music to labels. But it's amazing because I still own all the masters. I didn't have to give up any of those rights. I have 100 percent creative control. "
Lindsey Stirling
Yourself
World
Music
" The great thing about YouTube is there are no gatekeepers. No one is waiting to tell you if you're good enough. It's just your audience. "
Lindsey Stirling
Great
Enough
Good
" When I first came to college, it was a time that I was trying to figure out, 'Who am I? What makes me special?' and I started to find most of my value in the fact that I was thin. "
Lindsey Stirling
Me
Value
Trying
" As a dancing violinist, there have been a couple of moments where I'm like, 'Oops! This is an expensive mistake!' "
Lindsey Stirling
Moments
Like
Dancing
" Sometimes, being different feels a lot like being alone. But with that being said, being true to that and being true to my standards and my way of doing things in my art and my music, everything that has made me feel very different... in the end, it has made me the happiest. "
Lindsey Stirling
Alone
Art
Me
" I always meditate before every show. I say a prayer with my crew and my band to get in the mode, and I also stretch because it's a very athletic show. We've got to entertain; it's what we do. "
Lindsey Stirling
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