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" Most of my friends are straight dudes. I talk to them about girls. I don't talk to girls about girls; I don't talk to gay girls about girls. "
Syd
Friends
Most
Gay
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" I think the audience is getting it right, you know what I mean? And that's kind of rare when the artist feels like their audience understand them. But I feel like people are understanding exactly what I'm going for. And that's awesome. "
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" Once we got signed, I moved out of my house because I was having teenage issues with my mom. It really wasn't my fault, looking back. You know, I'm gay; it's weird. It was one of the things. She has no problem with me being gay, but she had a problem with me dressing the way I do at first. "
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" I wish I could sing like Nelly. "
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" I want to be a great performer. "
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" I like that I'm an engineer - it sets me apart from a lot of other artists. "
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" It was a nerve-wracking first few years having to tour and perform in front of people with the little bit of confidence I had. "
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" Finding someone that trusted my vision helped me find certainty in who I was. "
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" I've always known I was a genius. But I never thought I was a star. "
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" I think too many people are offended by stuff that doesn't matter. "
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" I have an uncle in Jamaica who's an OG producer/songwriter over there, Mikey Bennett. "
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" I love being part of a creative process, so having a band to work with is perfect for me. "
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Work
Process
" If you ranked Odd Future, I was at the very bottom. "
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" I've realised that I actually like being by myself. "
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Realised
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" If you think I'm a young boy singing these songs, dope. Run with that. "
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" Everybody in Odd Future is their own artist - they have their own friends and their own ideas for things - so we all spent quite a lot of time separated. "
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Artist
Friends
" 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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Gay
Reason
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" I'm never a flashy type of person. "
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Type
Person
Never
" It kind of feels good to make something that you're proud of and it's also very real to you. "
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You
Real
Something
" At the end of the day, I represent myself first and foremost, and I'm not going to ever purposely try and misrepresent myself. "
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End
Day
Try
" 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. "
Syd
Singing
Ideas
Best
" I think everybody goes through times where they're vulnerable and then times where you're confident and cocky. "
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" I used to have long hair and get it done every two weeks, and it was never worth it to me. I would just walk out of the salon and put it in a ponytail anyway. "
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Worth
Hair
Done
" I grew up watching 'American Idol.' "
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Watching
Grew
Idol
" I think I'm influenced a lot by Drake in specific ways in my writing. "
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I Think
Lot
Think
" My parents have always been supportive of whatever I've wanted to do. "
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Whatever
Parents
Supportive
" It's weird: I don't really know where I pull my inspiration from. I think it's N.E.R.D. "
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Think
Know
" I, for one, am, like, the most ordinary person. Like, people look past me all the time because I'm just so blending in. "
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Person
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Look
" I want to say I hate my generation, but I don't. "
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" I used to feel like I wasn't a good songwriter when I couldn't finish a song by myself. "
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" If you want to be a pioneer, you have to be intentional, at least a little bit. "
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