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" 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. "

Khalid

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" A lot of people think teenagers haven't gone through anything in their lives - they're not even 20 years old yet. But a twenty-something can go through the same type of experience or heartbreak that a 50-year-old can go through, so why does age matter? "

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" 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. "

" Being timeless means you can listen to something when you're feeling a certain way, and it still has that same power as it did when you listened to the record for the first time. Timeless is abnormal. It sticks out. It can't be recreated. "

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

" I got joked on. You had people saying I was stupid, that I was lame, that I was feminine, this and that. I was like, 'OK, but I'm still gonna be successful, and you're not.' "

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

" My mom is my biggest inspiration by far. She inspires me on a daily basis. I remember hearing her sing around the house, and I was like, 'Mom, you belong on TV. You're a superstar.' "

Khalid

You

Daily

" 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

God

Walk

" Combing your hair after a long time is terrible. "

" Falling in love in high school and falling out of love - it's very digital. I've had breakups where they've called me to tell me we were done, and I've gotten a lot of text messages from an old girlfriend letting me know how she felt about me after we had ended everything. "

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Falling In Love

School

" With 'Location' and all the other songs around it, my music turned into therapy for others. And that's something I really love and am blown away by. "

" Lorde is awesome. She's amazing. She's so talented. We went on tour in Europe, and it was the greatest time of my life. "

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

" I wrote 'Saved' as a form of therapy to get over the fact that I had moved and lost so much of myself. "

" 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? "

" I love visiting my friends because it makes me feel normal. "

Khalid

Love

Friends

" And even though I'm famous, I still go through things that young people go through. "

" I was told I wasn't good enough, but I just chose not to listen. "

" It wasn't like I was specifically wanting to write songs about technology. It's just what I lived, what I was experiencing growing up. "

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

" I was very confused with where my life was heading, but I knew that whatever I did, music was going to be involved. "

" I try to take all of my experiences in and not take anything for granted. "

" I didn't feel like I had a home until I moved to El Paso. "

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Feel

Until

" 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. "

Khalid

Color

You

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

" I've felt like an outcast most of my life, being in multiple high schools and being a military child. "

" 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. "