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" I think my first client other than my brother was this kid named Tallent. I was charging him eight dollars an hour to record in my room. He kept coming back, then I went up to ten dollars an hour. "

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" 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. "

Syd

First

Confidence

People

" I have an uncle in Jamaica who's an OG producer/songwriter over there, Mikey Bennett. "

" 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. "

" I have really dope parents, and they happen to both really love, love music - they're huge music fans. "

" 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. "

" I grew up watching 'American Idol.' "

" It took me a very long time to be comfortable in my own skin. "

" I remember my first albums: Brandy's first album and Usher's 'My Way.' "

" I love being part of a creative process, so having a band to work with is perfect for me. "

" I sing, but I'm not a singer. I'm just a producer who sings on her own songs because I can't find anybody else who sounds like me. "

Syd

Find

" My parents have always been supportive of whatever I've wanted to do. "

" Guitar Center hooks me up on a lot of stuff. "

Syd

Guitar

Center

" Justin Timberlake has a great live show. "

" I don't even start singing anything until the mic is on and recording, because my first ideas are usually my best ones. So I'll just press record; I'll freestyle a whole three minutes. "

" I used to feel like I wasn't a good songwriter when I couldn't finish a song by myself. "

" If you think I'm a young boy singing these songs, dope. Run with that. "

" My dad's a businessman, and I grew up looking up to him, how he dressed to go to work and, whenever I went to his office, how he spoke to people. "

" It kind of feels good to make something that you're proud of and it's also very real to you. "

" I never think I work hard enough, as much things I have on my plate. "

" My conscience is really active. So I feel bad about spending excess amount of money on things. "

" Once we got signed, I moved out of my house because I was having teenage issues with my mom. It really wasn't my fault, looking back. You know, I'm gay; it's weird. It was one of the things. She has no problem with me being gay, but she had a problem with me dressing the way I do at first. "

Syd

Problem

Mom

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I, for one, am, like, the most ordinary person. Like, people look past me all the time because I'm just so blending in. "

Syd

Person

Look

" I used to have long hair and get it done every two weeks, and it was never worth it to me. I would just walk out of the salon and put it in a ponytail anyway. "

" My dad makes me breakfast every morning; he's very worried about my nutrition. "

Syd

Morning

Nutrition

" Fashion has always been influenced by hip-hop. "

" I sing every day, on a regular basis. "

" Most of my friends are straight dudes. I talk to them about girls. I don't talk to girls about girls; I don't talk to gay girls about girls. "

" When I was 14 and I wanted to buy stuff, I didn't like asking for stuff from my parents, so I started a couple companies, and the last one ended up being my studio. "

Syd

Asking

Parents