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" Music, or the type of music that I'm writing, is very personal. "

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" I have an abundant amount of love in my life, and I'm grateful for that. "

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" When your parents regulate everything you hear and everything you intake, it forces you to get creative in other ways. It sparked the writing bug and the very overactive imagination. Because I've had a lot of time by myself and a lot of time isolated from regular culture, I created my own. "

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" 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

" I love food, so having a lot of food allergies now and just having a really sensitive body, it forces me to be very mindful and conscious and eat when I'm hungry, not just when I'm bored, and just really slow down. Everything in moderation. "

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" I just make music however I feel and pray that it connects, and if it does, I'm super thankful. I think genres are more for other people, not for yourself. "

" 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.' "

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