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" I've got to thank the city of El Paso for standing behind me. "

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" Even though I wasn't born or raised in El Paso, it'll always be a part of me until the day that I die. "

" I knew if I worked hard enough that I'd be successful and eventually give opportunities to others. "

" My mom and I, we have trust within each other because at one time in our lives, we were kind of all that we had, you know? My mom had me, and I had her. "

" You're not a real fan if you don't know how to say my name. "

" When I started writing, I said, 'I don't know how to do this. I don't know if it sounds good.' Coming from being an underdog or being told that something wasn't for you over and over repeatedly, it took a lot out of me. It took a lot of my self-confidence. "

Self-Confidence

" I can't play an instrument to save my life. But when I'm creating, and when I'm making music, I feel like I'm the head of the orchestra, and I'm just waving my wand, and something is created. "

" I didn't feel like I had a home until I moved to El Paso. "

" I gotta spread all this love that I have for myself, I gotta spread it to everybody else, because my positivity is going to change at least one person's day a day, and that's all that matters to me. "

" Positivity, confidence, and persistence are key in life, so never give up on yourself. "

" I just love matching sets. Tops and bottoms that are the same color are awesome to me, because you can get them in so many different colors - neon colors. "

" I moved from New York to El Paso in 2015, just before my senior year. I was super nervous. My mom, she's in the Army, and she got stationed at Fort Bliss. We packed everything up and drove all the way to El Paso. "

" Combing your hair after a long time is terrible. "

" I try to take all of my experiences in and not take anything for granted. "

" The thing about going back to El Paso, it's overwhelming sometimes. I look at the support that I get and the success that I've had, and I can't walk anywhere without being spotted. My hair might be the biggest crime in this situation. "

" I feel like baggy pants are cool. "

" A lot of people feel pressured by the outside influences, whether it's your job, whether it's school. But who says you can't take care of that stuff and still be young? "

" My mind was so geared towards being a performing artist, singing all these classical pieces, but the sense of loneliness I got when I moved from New York to El Paso meant that writing turned into singing. I'd sing all these songs, and they'd make me feel better. Songs that crafted the way my life was going to go. "

" There's been a time where I was like, I wanna be a folk singer; no, I wanna sing soul. I want to sing classical music. I want to sing R&B. I want to be on Broadway. I just wanna sing. Whatever comes out of my mouth, that's what I want to do. "

" I love visiting my friends because it makes me feel normal. "

" For me, when I grew up, I never really had an outlet when it came to my social surroundings. Even if I had a form of popularity, I felt like I was very limited. "

" I'm a regular guy, and I don't want anyone to look at me as being superior or having a God complex or anything like that, you know? I don't want to walk around like I know everything, because I have so much more room to improve. "

" I've met so many new fans and amazing people while traveling to new cities and locations throughout 2017 in support of my album 'American Teen.' "

" Joel Little and I have this certain chemistry we have when we work together. "

" I suffer from anxiety, moments of depression. I'm in my head so much, and I'm thinking so much, I'm playing a tug-of-war within my mind. "

" I've been singing since I could talk correctly. "

" Once you're comfortable with the way that you're dressing, you express yourself a lot more, and you're just able to have a lot more fun. "

" I got joked on. You had people saying I was stupid, that I was lame, that I was feminine, this and that. I was like, 'OK, but I'm still gonna be successful, and you're not.' "

" I use my clothing choices as a way to express how I feel. "