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" I've always wanted to do stuff to help encourage more women to play, whether it's booking women on my shows at home, even when I was just playing DIY shows, or booking benefit shows and having all women play. "

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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. "

" I've seen girls start playing music who have told me they were inspired by me. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I thought that I wouldn't be able to make it because I'm a girl, but I think it was just a subconscious feeling. Pretty much every gig I went to was a band with four dudes. "

" When a lot of people think about how to be business-savvy as an artist, they think about how to brand themselves. At the end of the day, that stuff doesn't really help you. People know when you're being fake. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" I kind of tend to write a lot of songs, so it's never too hard for me to finish an album; it's more about just getting enough songs that I really love. "

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" I was definitely thinking I'd go to college and make music on the side. "

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Music

" 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. "

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

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" It hasn't been a conscious thing, like, 'I don't want to listen to a bunch of dudes,' but I genuinely like music by women better. "

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

" I went through a lot of maturing in a year or two. I left all my best friends, and I didn't really want to make new friends, so I spent a lot of time inside just being depressed. "

" 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'm a huge fan of Joni Mitchell, and I think her music has inspired me lyrically and guitar-wise. "

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

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" I haven't had a terrible relationship, but I've always been the type in a relationship to give too much and not speak out about problems I had or problems that were bothering me. I just wouldn't stand up for myself in any way if I was upset about something. "

" It's hard for me to see myself as meaningful, but people seem to like my music, so who knows. Maybe my music is empowering some more young women to pick up songwriting/playing. "

" When I signed my first record deal, I brought it over to my lawyer to look over. "

" It's not an easy thing to manage - school and being in a band. "

" I don't really idolize artists. "

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