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" It took me a very long time to be comfortable in my own skin. "
Syd
Time
Skin
Long
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" 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. "
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" For me, I'm just trying to keep it fun, keep it interesting, not get stuck on the same sound, the same wave for too long. "
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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. "
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" I do want to inspire people - young girls who may like to wear boys' clothes and who romanticize women and feel nothing wrong with it. "
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Women
People
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" I don't watch TV. "
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" Justin Timberlake has a great live show. "
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" I have really dope parents, and they happen to both really love, love music - they're huge music fans. "
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" When I started making music, I just wanted to be the producer who sang the hooks. I wanted to be Pharrell, honestly, the one who made the beats and was in the music video with the girls. "
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" I've always been comfortable with my gayness, but I was intimidated by the social anxiety. "
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" I'm kind of shy when it comes to women, so I don't really approach them. I'll just admire them from afar, and if they happen to say something to me, then maybe I'll find the courage to say something. "
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Find
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" I've always known I was a genius. But I never thought I was a star. "
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Thought
Always
Genius
" I want people to love me for my music. "
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Love Me
Love
Me
" I love being part of a creative process, so having a band to work with is perfect for me. "
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Work
Process
" If you want to be a pioneer, you have to be intentional, at least a little bit. "
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Want
Pioneer
" I started taking vocal lessons steadily. I started taking it seriously. "
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Started
Lessons
Seriously
" 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. "
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Singing
Ideas
Best
" I think I see a lot of artists struggling to make their first album perfect, and I've been there. "
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See
Think
Perfect
" Don't overthink it, and don't let technicalities stop you from creating. "
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You
Creating
Stop
" I've gotten used to not having all the responsibility on my shoulders. "
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Having
Shoulders
Used
" I sing every day, on a regular basis. "
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Sing
Day
Every
" 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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Brother
Back
Think
" I have stopped going out places just to avoid uncomfortable conversations. "
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Going
Uncomfortable
Places
" I want to be a great performer. "
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Great
Performer
Want
" My mom wasn't expecting me to end up how I ended up. When she wanted to have kids, she wanted to have two girls, and then she got my brother and me. Which is a disappointment to anybody. You can't help it. "
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Mom
Help
Brother
" If I have a session with an artist who I've never worked with before, they don't have to meet my parents, you know? Unless they want to. "
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You
Want
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" Feeling invisible definitely makes you want to become visible sometimes. "
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Feeling
Invisible
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" 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. "
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" Kaytranada's a really cool dude. "
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" My conscience is really active. So I feel bad about spending excess amount of money on things. "
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