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" Listening to Alabama Shakes made me less self-conscious about my voice. "

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" I think music is honest and will make you do honest things. "

" When I sing full voice, I get nervous because I get nasal and abrasive and a little scratchy. "

" I used to be offended when people would compare me to Erykah Badu. Because I'm black, thick, and have large lips? There's nothing similar about us whatsoever, and I felt very disrespected by the fact that people needed to pigeonhole me. I wasn't even raised on Erykah Badu! "

" My mom was an executive at AT&T, a global account lady. I have no idea what she did. I just know she was never home and speaks several languages. "

" I've fried my hair off. I've shaved my hair off. I've done it all. "

" I worry so much. Like, 'Damn, how can I be excellent?' But it's a journey. "

" Don't get discouraged with your skin when it doesn't do what you want it to do... Give it some time. That's the only way to get to know yourself. "

" I want to excel at something, to follow through, to not be afraid. "

" I was unpopular my whole life. "

" In the real world, I kind of, like, thrived a little bit. The things that were awkward about me at school, like being hyper passionate... I realized, 'Oh I'm my own person, and I have my own idiosyncrasies and nuances that I don't mind.' "

" I wasn't one of those girls who sang at church. "

" Biochemical interactions are very interesting to me. "

" It's so hard for me to focus on things for a long time that I'm not incredibly passionate about. "

" My parents are really conservative. My dad is Muslim, and my mom is the most conservative woman you've ever met. They're very aristocratic in the most quaint suburban way. "

" I've been known to wear pajamas onstage for the sole reason of wanting to make sure I'm free enough to execute new things vocally onstage and give my best performance possible. "

" I don't think I'm inherently feminist. I think the universe wants me to be feminist, and I think I resonate with that. I think it just chose me to be this female energy... thing. And I'm very drawn to female energy, but I don't really have any prerequisites in feminism. I just roll with it. "

" As long as you're being honest and there's intention in what you're doing, then I think that energy permeates your field and becomes like a homing signal for other people with like energies. "

" People grapple with labeling me as hip-hop, R&B, or pop, and it's interesting to me. I'm just making music. "

" I don't have a background in music... and I have a short attention span. If you put me in the studio every day, I'm gonna get lost. "

" I make bad decisions frequently. They're fun. "

" I don't want to speak negativity into existence. "

" I do a lot of strange things. "

" I have a really strong gluten allergy, and I'm pretty lactose-intolerant, like, in a big way, but I love cheese. "

" I love folk. I love rap. "

" On Halloween, because we don't celebrate it, my dad would drive me somewhere, anywhere different. Like Little Italy in New York to walk around and teach me all about the food and culture. "

" I think we all do: I think we wonder if we're supposed to be here, if we're doing the right thing, if we even want to be here. At least, I do all the time. "

Doing The Right Thing

" You can take care of your body, and it will low-key show you respect in turn. "

" When you're, like, 190 pounds, dark-skinned, and a new artist that no one really cares about, people don't really take the time to make you look beautiful. "

" I love classical jazz. "

" I wasn't popular in high school; I had no friends. "