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" Just be true all the way through, and people can't do anything but respect you for it. "

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" New Orleans is just so full of culture in the music content - blues, folk. I was introduced to a lot of things. My mother didn't keep me away from other music. She only kept me away from rap. The closest I got to rap was D'Angelo. "

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" Mostly everything I've ever sung comes from a personal place. "

" People sometimes call me Wolf. "

" I love to be loved. Whether it is by a significant other or an acquaintance, I get it. "

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" I want people to be inspired by my music. "

" If you're truly serious about your physique and health, in totality, I think you need to pull out all stops. You need to really just hone in on that warrior within. "

" When somebody notices me in the slightest, I can feel the eyes - boom-boom - as soon as they pass. "

" Marvin Gaye, I'm super influenced by him. D'Angelo, Donny Hathaway. All the old school cats. New people, I like M83. I like Coldplay. I love Frank Ocean. Miguel. I get inspired by all these cats. People don't know that me and Frank Ocean went to high school together. "

" When I think of the great artists that I admire, they always had something, whether it be their hair, rings, or whatever. "

" I've always wanted to sing and to be an entertainer. After high school, I moved from New Orleans to Los Angeles and started songwriting. But I didn't really get serious until then. "

" I like to be funny and make a girl laugh. "

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" What it is you do, no one else does. Just hone in on it, and just get better and greater. "

" Musically, my palette is eclectic. "

" I originally started playing saxophone. I started singing a little bit when I got into middle school, when I realized girls didn't really date the dude with the saxophone. "

" I want to create music that moves me, not just music that is going to get me famous or make someone at a label happy. "

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" Being an only child, you just have a lot of time on your hands, figuring things out. Just doing music, man - music just came to me. "

" From the way I sing to what I write about to what I put out with my stamp separates me from everyone else. "

" I can't ever doubt myself. Never. "

" I always find time for my mother. "

" In love, I've been a deceiver. But I realized being honest is so much easier than lying and being deceitful. "

" Everyone has their own journey, and for me, going from singing background to writing songs has truly opened doors for me and has also helped me find myself as an artist in terms of what I want to say and the style of music I want to have. "

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" It's very tough to be away from someone you love or you're used to seeing all the time. But if you're truly in love, it will work. But it is difficult. "

" Every time I perform or sing, I have an 'ah ha' moment. When I look at my blog and people reach out to me anonymously and speak of how I sing and how my music has touched them, it's an 'ah ha' moment. I'm constantly getting that, and I don't want that to ever stop, because it's reassuring me that I'm doing something right. "

" There's a plethora of genres that I've been introduced to, but that's only because of the foundation that was laid growing up in New Orleans. I know it's a cliche thing to say, but it's very gumbo-like. You get that here. You can mix well with all different walks of life. That's what New Orleans is. It's like no other place. "