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" My plan was to release a tape, move to Arkansas, live on a farm, and make music like Bon Iver. "
Shamir
Live
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Music
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" If I were really being myself. I'd just curl up in the corner and knit. "
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" I always find it amazing that people get mad because they can't figure out my gender. Even though my only job here is to create art, I think being a genderless figure... it shakes people. And when that happens, it makes me feel like I'm doing my job. "
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Job
" I was always the tallest kid in my class. "
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Always
" Nina Simone had such an androgynous voice; the first time I listened to her I thought it was a man, and I'm sure a lot of people listening to me think I'm a woman. Her voice is kinda like the poster child for me. "
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" My favourite singer ever in the world is Ari Up from The Slits. Her voice is amazing to me. It's carefree, but it's also really amazing. "
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" I didn't go to prom because I was too punk. "
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" If you're 100% yourself, then you're going to be different no matter what. I have this self-honesty approach as opposed to an ego that a lot of musicians put up. I can be myself, and that's just enough to stand out. "
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" I wrote all my songs on my main instruments, and the songs I would record in my bedroom were just acoustic guitar, mandolin, and sometimes bass. I really like the texture the mandolin added to my music, but my fingers were too big to play it... I could only do little riffs and whatever. "
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Guitar
Sometimes
Bedroom
" My first time doing music was on acoustic guitar. I had a friend from Texas who taught me so much country, I entered a few country competitions. But eventually, I got tired of it. "
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Friend
Guitar
Me
" I always surprise myself with my voice. A lot of people don't get it, and they're like, 'You can't sing. Stop. What are you doing?' And it's funny to hear a lot people say I sing in falsetto because it's not falsetto - that's my voice. "
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Funny
People
Surprise
" I prefer to stay in if I have a choice. I lose energy being around people. I know that sounds horrible. "
Shamir
Know
Stay
Lose
" I think as long as you wear your imperfections on your sleeve, people respect it more. "
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Think
You
Respect
" I'm naturally androgynous. I don't wear makeup or skirts. "
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Makeup
Skirts
" My friends freaked out when I posted 'I'll Never Be Able To Love' on Facebook. "
Shamir
Love
To Love
Never
" Music feels like a six sense to me, and it's never been just a hobby. It's something that I have to do to breathe. It's an extension of who I am. "
Shamir
Never
Hobby
I Am
" I don't really get nervous. "
Shamir
Nervous
Really
Get
" I was inspired to make music since I was 7 because my aunt is a songwriter. "
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Since
Aunt
Because
" I had always been a really peculiar child. My mom would tell you I grew up roughing it with the boys and playing with action figures and toy cars and stuff, but I also had an Easy Bake Oven... I find it amazing that in a really weird way, people are mad that they can't figure out my gender. "
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Child
People
Mom
" My grandma has a picture of Louis Farrakhan playing violin in her house. "
Shamir
Playing
Violin
Picture
" My main goal was to have something for everyone and not just one sound. "
Shamir
Just One
Goal
Just
" I wear menswear all the time. I don't do anything to make myself look more feminine. I naturally look and am more feminine. "
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Look
More
Time
" I don't think I'm a singer that likes to flex my vocals. I'll do some runs and a bunch of high notes, but that's it. I really pride myself and I really work on just trying to sing. Like emotions. Just using my voice, not doing anything extra. "
Shamir
Think
Pride
Myself
" I want people to listen to my music and everyone to feel included, and I think it's kind of working because all my audiences are always so colorful. "
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People
Think
Kind
" I'm just, 'Hi, I'm Shamir. I'm gonna sing, hug you, then you can buy my album.' "
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Hi
Hug
Buy
" As far as influences, I listen to a lot of people like Nina Simone and other androgynous voices, almost to make me feel like I'm not alone. "
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Me
Alone
People
" I just want to make good music. That's it. That's what I care about. "
Shamir
Care
Just
Make
" I have absolutely no ambition. My goal has already been exceeded. "
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Absolutely
Ambition
Been
" I wanted to be a rebel so badly. "
Shamir
Wanted
Badly
Rebel
" When you're from a boring town, you have to find things to do. It's funny: I always knew I wanted to make music, so I was always kind of ahead of my peers. I had an MP3 player by the time I was in the fourth grade. "
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Music
You
Time
" I always say I never felt 'latched' to a gender. I just kind of always felt like myself, and I never felt like I had to do certain things or be a certain way to fit into a certain mold. "
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Myself
Kind
Gender