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" It's okay to wake up and look however you look. You are beautiful regardless. "
Ella Mai
Okay
Beautiful
You
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" When you're in love, your heart and your mind are in sync, and everything just feels right. It's a special feeling. "
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" I think it's harder for R&B to break in England because the radio and labels don't really know what to do with R&B music. "
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Music
Know
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" The first time I found out that 'Boo'd Up' went platinum, I was handed the plaque. They really surprised me. I thought we were gold, and then Mustard and my managers brought the plaque to my rehearsals and told me. I was like, 'You are lying!' Like, I couldn't believe it. I'm just honored, honestly. It's a great feeling. "
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" There's loads of eyes and expectations. People are almost waiting for you to make a mistake so they can say, 'Oh, she's a one-hit wonder!' "
Ella Mai
Waiting
Eyes
You
" My mom used to play a lot of music around the house, and I think that's where I get my inspiration from. "
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Music
Think
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" I think originality is something that's important and catches people's eye. "
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Eye
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" A lot of the times, if relationships go badly, you concentrate on the negative. But in those situations, there is always a positive outcome that you can learn from. So, I like to concentrate on the lesson and how I can learn from this. I concentrate on me rather than concentrating on the actual situation. "
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Negative
Me
Positive
" Sometimes we misinterpret, sometimes we misunderstand, sometimes we make mistakes. "
Ella Mai
Misunderstand
Mistakes
Make
" From the end of 2015 to the start of 2016, I was always at the studio with Mustard, just figuring out a sound. "
Ella Mai
Sound
Out
Just
" I've always been singing. Ever since I can remember, I've been singing. "
Ella Mai
Always
Singing
Remember
" I'm very big on feeling. "
Ella Mai
Feeling
Very
Big
" The word 'album' makes you nervous, especially 'debut album.' "
Ella Mai
Nervous
You
Album
" A lot of people say 'Boo'd Up' reminds them of '90s R&B. It has that feeling, which is why I think people take to the song so much. "
Ella Mai
Why
Think
Song
" I like to leave things open to interpretation. But I also like to make a point. There's two meanings behind each EP title. With 'Time,' that was 'time to move on': you know, you've been in a bad situation; this is enough. But it was also time, in my life, for introducing myself, my first project I was putting out with Mustard. A new exciting time. "
Ella Mai
Life
Time
Myself
" Mustard saw my Instagram probably, like, August of 2015. He just reached out to me by DM on Instagram. "
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Like
Out
Me
" Not everybody gets to wake up and do what they love. "
Ella Mai
Wake
Wake Up
Gets
" I wanted to show people that I don't just make love songs that are about purely being in love. "
Ella Mai
Being In Love
Show
Love
" I always felt like I could go to my mom and speak to her about anything. We have a great relationship. "
Ella Mai
Great
Relationship
Speak
" I feel like everyone has been in a bitter situation, regardless whether it's cheating or just not being over someone who is over you - you compare yourself to the next. "
Ella Mai
Cheating
Yourself
You
" As much as a lot of my music is very R&B, there's a bounce to it that obviously makes it easier to perform live. It's upbeat and uptempo. "
Ella Mai
Much
Bounce
Easier
" A lot of my music is about love. And that, of course, is super relatable. "
Ella Mai
Lot
Love
About
" I've learned a lot. I've seen a lot. I've grown a lot. "
Ella Mai
Lot
Seen
Grown
" Everyone in L.A. loves sushi, and I don't understand it at all. "
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Sushi
Understand
Everyone
" I'm big on self-confidence. "
Ella Mai
Big
Self-Confidence
" I'm someone who likes routine. "
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Routine
Who
Someone
" I always say that when you have friends that are girls, you tell each other everything. "
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Always
Friends
You
" To find out my song made the top 10 was honestly a dream come true. I think it's something that I've dreamed about, and anyone dreams about, their whole life. "
Ella Mai
True
Dreams
Dream
" I write in a diary every night to collect my thoughts. It's very therapeutic to songwrite, because it's the same thing. "
Ella Mai
Same
Night
Diary
" Mustard believes in me so much. It's good to have a mentor that's been through it. Even though he's a producer, he's been a new artist. "
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Artist
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" I was 12 years old when I first moved to New York, and at that age, you're trying to find yourself. It was hard being so different from everyone I was around, and I felt that nobody could really understand me because everyone was American, and I was this little English girl with an accent. "
Ella Mai
Yourself
New York
Girl