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" I remember looking out into the sea of phone lights as Chris Martin belted 'Yellow' on the piano and deciding that that was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. "

Daya

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Looking

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Daya

Cool

Great

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Daya

School

Night

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" People should be allowed to roll out of bed and go to an interview; people shouldn't be telling you, 'You can't curse because it's not ladylike.' I don't believe in those standards. "

Daya

People

You

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Her

Radio

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Daya

School

Sitting

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Daya

Hide

Look

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Daya

Whatever

Two

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