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" I've always known I was a genius. But I never thought I was a star. "

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" I don't really watch too many movies, but I try to watch inspirational pieces about other musicians. Musical documentaries truly inspire me. "

" I have an uncle in Jamaica who's an OG producer/songwriter over there, Mikey Bennett. "

" I'm never a flashy type of person. "

" I'm just a really shy person. I don't gravitate towards attention, so for someone like me to have as much attention as I have is bizarre. "

" I have really dope parents, and they happen to both really love, love music - they're huge music fans. "

" I've written songs about women since I've been involved with women, but I do know a few gay female artists who, back in the day, would write songs about men. "

" I think the audience is getting it right, you know what I mean? And that's kind of rare when the artist feels like their audience understand them. But I feel like people are understanding exactly what I'm going for. And that's awesome. "

" I want to say I hate my generation, but I don't. "

" It's weird: I don't really know where I pull my inspiration from. I think it's N.E.R.D. "

" I'm not ashamed in the least bit of being gay or being a lesbian. I just prefer to call myself gay for some reason. "

" I started taking vocal lessons steadily. I started taking it seriously. "

" 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. "

" If you think I'm a young boy singing these songs, dope. Run with that. "

" As a child, I wanted to be a singer, but that was only because I thought I could sing. I'd sing along to Brandy and Usher and *NSYNC. "

" As far as open conversations with random people, no I don't really enjoy them. "

" 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. "

" I think I see a lot of artists struggling to make their first album perfect, and I've been there. "

" I think the selfie age is kind of making fame annoying. "

" Almost everything I've ever recorded, I recorded myself at the desk, in my house. "

" I, for one, am, like, the most ordinary person. Like, people look past me all the time because I'm just so blending in. "

" Finding someone that trusted my vision helped me find certainty in who I was. "

" Performing live was something that I had to really work at. "

" I'm sure that, on some level of the major-label and old-establishment industry, there are execs and agents who think homosexuality is a liability. "

" I never think I work hard enough, as much things I have on my plate. "

" If you ranked Odd Future, I was at the very bottom. "

" I feel like I'm real honest in my music. Even if it ends up being an exaggeration or a fantasy, it's a fantasy that's real to me. "

" 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. "

" My parents have always been supportive of whatever I've wanted to do. "

" 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. "

" It kind of feels good to make something that you're proud of and it's also very real to you. "