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" I started making music by myself and figuring all of that on my own. "

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" As female artists, we have to be constantly criticized for the way that we look, the way that we dress, on a whole other level that men don't have to face. "

" You're always taught that the world is so competitive. You're taught that it's not very likely for you to become successful and that odds are you're going to be a struggling artist for the rest of your life. "

" We're all born into whatever citizenship, circumstances, or class we happen to be born into. Immigrants and so many people in the working class work so hard every day for nickels and pennies and scraps to just barely get by and then realize that this precious life has been completely drained out of us. "

" Some of my writing is very subconscious, and that's definitely what happened with 'Body Language' - I looped some basic bossa nova sounds and just started singing. "

" I've always been very insecure and had a lot of self-doubt growing up. That was partially because of how I was raised. "

" I really try to balance my feminine and masculine energy when I write. "

" You're taught that it's not very likely for you to become successful... that odds are you're going to be a struggling artist for the rest of your life. "

" I've never been pressed to be friends with everyone or be popular, even in school - I've always done my own thing. "

" When I was little, I went through a lot of phases, like any girl. "

" I just like stuff that's raw, itself, real and genuine. I think that's the way art should be. That's the kind of stuff that people can connect to more. "

" There's no particular method or course of action that I take in order to decide who I'm going to work with besides feeling complete and total respect and admiration for that artist. "

" I never had a backup plan. I felt like if I had a backup plan, it was like saying to the universe that I didn't believe in myself. "

" When you're an artist, you're working, literally, for the sole purpose of art, and when people discredit you, it's probably the most disrespectful thing you can do. "

" That's the best kind of music: the stuff that happens based off intuition. "

" I'm constantly progressing. My style is changing every day. "

" I grew up being very different and being ready to fight people. I wanted to stand up for myself, and I wanted to not let anyone think they know me based on appearances, so I was always just fighting back with people. "

" I can only be inspired if I'm working with people that I really respect. "

" If my life is a movie - in the movie, there's always the bad part. There's also the parts where you're down and out, and there are parts where everything's amazing. "

" I've always experimented with my look. Growing up, I thought it was so weird that people dressed alike and all bought the same things. "

" I am very much an artist. I like painting and collaging. "

" While performing, I can't wear anything that I'm not going to be able to dance in or heels that don't have ankle support. "

" La India's voice is so powerful. It will give you life. "

" I was always into music and stuff, so I would always make songs since I was little. "