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" Joel Little and I have this certain chemistry we have when we work together. "
Khalid
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" A lot of my songs are about loneliness and losing relationships. Even the ones that are happy, there's a lonely undertone to them. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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