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" I'm really visually stimulated more than anything. I don't really listen to music. I'm more into watching telly or watching movies and visual art. "
Sia
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" I liked myself much more before I got famous. I was much friendlier and had more energy. "
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" Usually, the song will tell me who it belongs to. It seems clear to me who would do a good job with it, who it suits. "
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" I'm allowed to maintain some modicum of privacy. But also, I would like not to be picked apart or for people to observe when I put on 10 pounds or take off 10 pounds, or I have a hair extension out of place, or my fake tan is botched. "
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" As a person, I'm a good person who shows up for my friends. I do my best to be good. As an artist, I have no idea. "
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" I really feel like I've nailed songwriting. It's my specialty; it's what I'm good at. "
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" The hour and a half I'm on stage is my favourite part of the day when I'm on tour because the only part I really love is the interaction with the audience. "
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" That's the thing about awards - it's for the people who do all the hard work behind the scenes. An award is just a clap at them. "
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" I think it's impossible not to see something you wanted happen to someone else and maybe wish it for yourself. "
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" I had hundreds of thousands of dollars of tax penalties. "
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" I love the idea of how fast can we make the song, but I don't think that I'm necessarily, like, a super-talented songwriter. I think I'm just really productive. One out of 10 songs is a hit. "
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" That would really be my fantasy - maybe just do three shows a year and each year in a different city, just singing for the people who really want to see it, and then just write for other people. I do love to sing, but I'm just as happy singing in the bathtub, you know? "
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City
" I think that, to some degree, being irreverent is the only reason I continue to be successful. "
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Successful
" I'm acting a lot when I'm writing for other people. "
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" When I write promotionally, I guess I give away the ones I'm less connected to. "
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Give
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" I don't need to sing in front of thousands, as I can sing in the shower. "
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Front
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Sing
" Melody is pure intuition. I don't use any thinking brain when I do that. That's totally in the zone. "
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Brain
Melody
Intuition
" So where a lot of people will spend three weeks on one song, I will write 10 in three weeks. Maybe the song that they sculpt is going to be as successful as just one of the 10 that I wrote. "
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" I'm just completely obsessed with Die Antwoord. "
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" Everybody in the entertainment industry is insecure. "
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" Life is pretty surreal and awesome. "
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" I get to do what I love and communicate whatever I want. "
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" I started dating JD Samson from Le Tigre, and suddenly I was listening to more up-tempo music and old dance music, like ESG and Gang of Four, and I thought, 'Wow. This is fun.' "
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" There are probably five songs in the world that I get excited about when I hear them on the radio. "
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" I have never made money selling records. I have never really made money touring, either, or with merchandise, surprisingly. But I do make money by just having my songs in the background of television shows or in commercials or movie trailers. That's been really good. "
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" I don't know anything about the history of music. "
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" People call me for the ballads. Apparently that's where I've been pigeonholed. But it's really interesting and really fun. It's my favourite part of the job, writing. "
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" I can clear my mind, and lyrics just come out; it's very easy for me. "
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" I was really bored of making downtempo albums. "
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" I just wanted to have a private life. "
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