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" I'm a fan of H&M, Topshop, and Forever 21. "
Daya
Fan
Forever
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" I performed in Redlands, Calif., at Splash Kingdom. It reminded me of the water parks I went to as a kid. I was like, 'I want to ride the rides!' "
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" In terms of role modelling for younger kids, I never really censor myself. "
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Role
Younger
Never
" I love New Orleans. I love jazz. I grew up practicing jazz piano, and that's just been such a cool genre to me. There's a lot of talent there. "
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New
Me
Love
" All my friends are usually at festivals... I just have so much adrenaline running, I literally could run a marathon after my shows. "
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Just
Friends
Festivals
" I honestly just hope to continue creating music that people can relate to and connect with in a personal way. "
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Creating
Hope
People
" I love having a major label behind me. Independent was really great to start off, as and I made some really big moves and gained a lot of fans. "
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Big
Independent
Love
" I was in an Uber in Vegas with some friends, and 'Don't Let Me Down' came on. My driver didn't recognize me but started to talk about how much he loved Daya and how he had a crush on her. "
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Friends
Down
" I think the first concert I attended was Coldplay with my dad when I was around eight years old. "
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Old
Concert
Years
" I like to create something that's unique and kind of true to myself and authentic and everything. I don't really like to mirror myself after different artists. "
Daya
Create
True
Myself
" It was like I was Hannah Montana! I was a normal girl from Pittsburgh one minute and then a pop star the next! "
Daya
Star
Girl
Like
" 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
Sea
Looking
Life
" Music has been a huge passion of mine ever since I started playing the piano at age 3. Going to concerts, performing on my own, and listening to my favorite artists growing up confirmed that love for music and made me want to pursue it as a career. "
Daya
Listening
Love
Passion
" I think Labrinth is an amazing writer and an amazing singer. His voice is just so magnetic. There are so many people that I would work with inside and outside of pop. "
Daya
Think
Voice
Work
" I've just gained so much confidence in the booth since the 'Sit Still Look Pretty' era. I'm working with really talented producers and songwriters who bring out the best in me. "
Daya
Working
Best
Sit
" I've always been a songwriter. "
Daya
Always
Been
Songwriter
" I think 'Interscope' always puts the artist first, and they're focusing on these artists' development. I felt like that was a part of my career that I kind of needed to focus on after having come from the radio and getting exposure that way. I wanted to grow my brand and grow my fanbase, and they have proven to be the best fit for that. "
Daya
Brand
Think
Grow
" I am still very independent in my real life, and that's why I'm always trying to get out of relationships prematurely. "
Daya
Relationships
Trying
Why
" I never wanted to be a feature - that was never the goal with my music. I didn't want to just live through other people's work. "
Daya
People
Live
Music
" I would like to work with Ed Sheeran at some point. I really admire his songwriting, and I just think he has a great voice and great artistry. Who else? On the producer side of things, definitely Diplo: that'd be awesome. "
Daya
Great
Think
Voice
" I've always just kind of been a single-minded person. "
Daya
Kind
Person
Just
" My dad was the one who took me to concerts and introduced me to new artists. One time, he drove me from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., on a school night to see 'U2' - he was a pretty dedicated Bono fan. "
Daya
Me
School
Night
" We're all humans; we all go through phases. "
Daya
Go
Humans
Phases
" In relationships, I'm usually the one who's like, 'Oh, I don't need this right now. I don't need commitment. I can do well on my own. I'm independent,' and all this stuff, and I realized recently that that was making me really closed off to relationships and just closed off to anyone no matter who they were. "
Daya
Commitment
Me
Need
" I have four sisters at home, and both my mom and dad worked, and both of them took care of us. It wasn't like my mom was fully domestic, or my dad was fully domestic: they were just equals in their relationship. So I grew up with the perspective that women should be pursuing their dreams and not have to depend on a guy. "
Daya
Women
Dreams
Relationship
" I feel like I get all the good parts of college, cause I just college hop on the weekends and party with them, but I don't have to do any of the school part or the work part. "
Daya
Party
School
Good
" 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
Go
" I think I have always been a hard worker in school and in sports and everything. Growing up, my parents encouraged me to do that from day one. "
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Day
Think
Parents
" It's always pretty amazing to hear your own voice on the radio. "
Daya
Own
Radio
Voice
" Music was always a huge part of me, but I always did it on the side. I didn't even take any music classes in high school... it was more of an extracurricular thing. "
Daya
Music
Always
High School
" First Lady Michelle Obama - I admire her confidence, integrity, intelligence, compassion, and her overall vibe - she is such an inspiration. "
Daya
Lady
Integrity
Confidence