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" I never think I work hard enough, as much things I have on my plate. "
Syd
Enough
Think
Work Hard
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" I think that's what I learned a lot from Odd Future. I learned a lot of great things from them, but one of the mistakes that they made was that we didn't stay together, and we didn't communicate. We never had meetings. Everybody had issues with everybody else and wouldn't talk about it. "
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" I lived in a pretty big house, and we had a guesthouse, so when I was 14, I built a studio in my bedroom, which was pretty big. It was two rooms connected, so I turned the second into a studio and ran the mic in my closet. "
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" I think I see myself differently than most people see me. "
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People
" I think too many people are offended by stuff that doesn't matter. "
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Offended
Matter
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" I have an uncle in Jamaica who's an OG producer/songwriter over there, Mikey Bennett. "
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" I wish I could sing like Nelly. "
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I Wish
Wish
Sing
" I use Logic or Reason and a midi keyboard for beats. If it's gonna have all live instruments in it, I'll probably use Pro Tools and have the band lay stuff down. "
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Down
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" Kaytranada's a really cool dude. "
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Really
Cool
" Studying James Fauntleroy, I learned it's okay to write a bad song. Just write another one the next day and hope that it's better. "
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Hope
Bad
Better
" I was a loner; I spent the first half of high school alone. "
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Loner
High
High School
" I hate the word 'lesbian.' "
Syd
Word
Hate
Lesbian
" If you think I'm a young boy singing these songs, dope. Run with that. "
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Boy
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" I was really inspired, working with Odd Future. "
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Working
Future
Inspired
" I'm sure that, on some level of the major-label and old-establishment industry, there are execs and agents who think homosexuality is a liability. "
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Level
Think
Industry
" I want to say I hate my generation, but I don't. "
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Generation
Hate
Want
" I have stopped going out places just to avoid uncomfortable conversations. "
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Going
Uncomfortable
Places
" I think the audience is getting it right, you know what I mean? And that's kind of rare when the artist feels like their audience understand them. But I feel like people are understanding exactly what I'm going for. And that's awesome. "
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Know
Understanding
Think
" I want to be a great performer. "
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Great
Performer
Want
" If everything happens for a reason, what's the reason? "
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Happens
Reason
Everything
" It was a nerve-wracking first few years having to tour and perform in front of people with the little bit of confidence I had. "
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First
Confidence
People
" I'm not ashamed in the least bit of being gay or being a lesbian. I just prefer to call myself gay for some reason. "
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Gay
Reason
Myself
" At some point, I started listening to music a little differently. Rather than being like, 'Yo, this is dope - who made this?' it started being like, 'I wish I made this.' "
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Wish
Dope
I Wish
" I've realised that I actually like being by myself. "
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Realised
Myself
Being
" Don't overthink it, and don't let technicalities stop you from creating. "
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You
Creating
Stop
" When I started making music, I just wanted to be the producer who sang the hooks. I wanted to be Pharrell, honestly, the one who made the beats and was in the music video with the girls. "
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Made
Just
Music
" I've written songs about women since I've been involved with women, but I do know a few gay female artists who, back in the day, would write songs about men. "
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Gay
Men
Day
" I'm kind of shy when it comes to women, so I don't really approach them. I'll just admire them from afar, and if they happen to say something to me, then maybe I'll find the courage to say something. "
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" If you want to be a pioneer, you have to be intentional, at least a little bit. "
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You
Want
Pioneer
" I think the selfie age is kind of making fame annoying. "
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Age
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