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" It's not that I can't collaborate. It's just that I don't know how to say no to people. If someone's like, 'Let's write a song together,' it's like, 'You'll write the song, and I'm gonna okay everything.' It's very hard to think that their ideas work with what I'm trying to do. "

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" When I was younger, I definitely wish I had felt more... I just wish I had started actually putting out my music earlier because I didn't do it until I graduated high school and felt like I was leaving. That's mostly because I have never liked my voice a lot or been like a particularly great singer. "

" I was just happy with having friends that I liked and going to shows that I wanted to see. "

" When I released 'Songs From My Bedroom'... that's the one that people started actually listening to. "

" Those reflective moments for me usually come from loneliness and separation from people. "

" It's good to try and stay humble and down to earth, despite media and social media. "

" Social media being used to discover new artists is great. There's not a barrier to enter the industry. People can just post music and share it. And if it's good enough, and people like it, it will grow. "

" Moving gave me confidence. I was really reclusive when I first moved. I stayed home a lot or went to shows alone. But by the second semester of my freshman year, I started making friends. "

" I listen to a lot of Nashville local music, which, for the most part, is punk and grunge music but also alt-country stuff down here. "

" It's really cathartic to play my songs live. I'm a really non-confrontational person, so my songs are kind of like all the things I never get to say to anyone. "

" I am way too competitive! I get so crazy that I don't even care. "

" I've played music since I was six, and I always wrote songs just for myself. I did it for fun, posting songs on Tumblr, Bandcamp, and Soundcloud. I didn't think anyone would notice. "

" You're always just going to be who you are. "

" Playing all the time keeps you on everybody's mind. "

" Mitski is an influence to me as a writer. "

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" 'Your Dog' I tried to re-record at my house, like, four times after the studio recordings were done. "

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" I think I'm much more of a guitar-songwriter than a singer. I start with chords and then test out melodies rather than improvising over it. "

" Sadly, you can't just pretend that you haven't seen the creepy things that people have said about you. It's something that gets in your brain. "

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" I think all girls do struggle with image, despite not knowing what's going on with other people. "

" I have to not let anything get to me and not get an ego about it and just do what I want to do, do things because I like them, and make the music that I like unapologetically. "

" I definitely learned stuff like advancing a show, what percentage I should be paid, what's going be in a contract I'm going sign. "

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