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" I've realised that I actually like being by myself. "
Syd
Realised
Myself
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" I think too many people are offended by stuff that doesn't matter. "
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" I think that's what I learned a lot from Odd Future. I learned a lot of great things from them, but one of the mistakes that they made was that we didn't stay together, and we didn't communicate. We never had meetings. Everybody had issues with everybody else and wouldn't talk about it. "
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" Finding someone that trusted my vision helped me find certainty in who I was. "
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" I don't even start singing anything until the mic is on and recording, because my first ideas are usually my best ones. So I'll just press record; I'll freestyle a whole three minutes. "
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" My dad's a businessman, and I grew up looking up to him, how he dressed to go to work and, whenever I went to his office, how he spoke to people. "
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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. "
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" My mom wasn't expecting me to end up how I ended up. When she wanted to have kids, she wanted to have two girls, and then she got my brother and me. Which is a disappointment to anybody. You can't help it. "
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" 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. "
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" My conscience is really active. So I feel bad about spending excess amount of money on things. "
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" 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. "
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" Fashion has always been influenced by hip-hop. "
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" I think everybody goes through times where they're vulnerable and then times where you're confident and cocky. "
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" I think my first client other than my brother was this kid named Tallent. I was charging him eight dollars an hour to record in my room. He kept coming back, then I went up to ten dollars an hour. "
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" When I was 14 and I wanted to buy stuff, I didn't like asking for stuff from my parents, so I started a couple companies, and the last one ended up being my studio. "
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Wrote
Beat
Made
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I Wish
Wish
Sing
" I used to feel like I wasn't a good songwriter when I couldn't finish a song by myself. "
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