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" I moved from New York to El Paso in 2015, just before my senior year. I was super nervous. My mom, she's in the Army, and she got stationed at Fort Bliss. We packed everything up and drove all the way to El Paso. "

Khalid

Army

Mom

Nervous

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" My mind was so geared towards being a performing artist, singing all these classical pieces, but the sense of loneliness I got when I moved from New York to El Paso meant that writing turned into singing. I'd sing all these songs, and they'd make me feel better. Songs that crafted the way my life was going to go. "

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" I just love matching sets. Tops and bottoms that are the same color are awesome to me, because you can get them in so many different colors - neon colors. "

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

" I suffer from anxiety, moments of depression. I'm in my head so much, and I'm thinking so much, I'm playing a tug-of-war within my mind. "

" 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. "

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" If you don't text your relationship partner - even if you just saw them in person - it's like you're doing something wrong. "

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

" I'm an African-American man with an Afro who isn't your typical athlete - who wasn't as masculine as other guys. "

" I can't play an instrument to save my life. But when I'm creating, and when I'm making music, I feel like I'm the head of the orchestra, and I'm just waving my wand, and something is created. "

" 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! "

" I've been singing since I could talk correctly. "

" Joel Little and I have this certain chemistry we have when we work together. "

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

" 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. "

" I want people to know that it's OK to have feelings; it's OK to be vulnerable. That no matter where they live around the world, teenagers all go through the same things. "

" You're not a real fan if you don't know how to say my name. "

" 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. "

Khalid

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" The thing about going back to El Paso, it's overwhelming sometimes. I look at the support that I get and the success that I've had, and I can't walk anywhere without being spotted. My hair might be the biggest crime in this situation. "

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

" Even though I was super personal with 'American Teen,' I want to tap in and not just tell my own stories but tell the stories of other people - so that I can help as many people as possible. "

" A lot of people feel pressured by the outside influences, whether it's your job, whether it's school. But who says you can't take care of that stuff and still be young? "