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" On 'Utopia,' I mix sick beats with ethereal elements while trying to keep the focus very much on the songwriting. If you strip any of these songs down to just the vocal and a piano, there's a real song in there. "

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" I got a classical piano training when I was little, and we also had music study lessons where we'd have to listen to a lot of classical music. "

Kerli

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Training

Study

" I come from a very dysfunctional family, so I was comfortable in misery. So I would create more misery for myself because I didn't know anything else. "

" Finding out about Bjork was like finding out about some rare and magical thing that I had never encountered living where I was living at the time, being surrounded by the people I was surrounded by. "

" The fun and imaginative world of Disney is always full of fairytale fantasies. A Disney damsel is creative and resourceful - especially when it comes to beauty tips and tricks! "

" I come from a very small place in Eastern Europe, so my whole life has kind of been one big fight to live my dream against all odds. But I think it's hard to be a human in general - we all have our own struggles and things to overcome. That's why it's so important to always have compassion. "

" You don't have to be a Kerli fan to be a Moon Child, and you don't have to be a Moon Child to be a Kerli fan. You just have to make the best of what you have and have compassion for yourself and for others always. "

" People generalize music by how you look, and I don't like that. "

" I grew up in a town - it was so small that I was like, 'There's absolutely no way that I'm going to stay here and live the kind of life that everybody else does.' "

Kerli

Live

Life

" I like when life feels playful. "

Kerli

Playful

Feels

" I left home when I was 16 years old, and I've been living all around the world honing my craft. I lived in L.A. for eight years, then Stockholm, London, and New York. "

" I learned about this talent show on TV that was basically the Estonian version of 'American Idol.' So I lied about my age, went on the show, and won. I think my story is about working really hard and dreaming really big. "

" It's just so nice when your pet isn't all needy. I need a lot of space, so dogs suffocate me. "

Kerli

Need

Dogs

" Don't be scared to fly high, 'cause it will inspire others. "

" It's easy to fall into victim mode and feel like the world is against you. The truth is, people aren't against you: they're just for themselves. The only thing within your control is how you react and respond to the chaotic dance of life. "

" I don't want to just make music. My only problem is that there are 24 hours in a day and that I have one of me. "

Kerli

Want

Problem

" One should have strength and courage to follow their own truth, speak their own language, fulfill their own dreams. "

" One day, I'll be a crazy old lady with long rainbow hair living in the woods. I will have a rad tree house with tons of rooms for people to come over, recharge, and make art. "

" I wrote 'Love Is Dead' when I was a super-depressed teenager. "

" I think being vulnerable and real in the wolrd of fakeness is the bravest thing a person can do. "

" When I left Estonia, I was 16. I just wanted to leave; I wanted to see the world so much. "

" My fashion icons range from bubblegum pop princesses to grunge queens. "

" I feel like, Estonia, the sky is so low, and the people are much more close-minded than in America. So when I came to the U.S., I had a massive explosion of creativity and felt like I could do basically anything I want. "

" I shop everywhere. I love to shop online.Ebay is like heaven for me. "

Kerli

Heaven

Everywhere

" I personally run my social media, so I read all the messages. I get amazing messages. I try to respond as much as possible. Slow, but steady. "

" I do promotion because I want to do art. I don't do the art because I want to be famous. "

" I want to inspire people with my story and make them see that however bad they're feeling, they can always overcome it. "

" L.A. is a very illusory place. You don't really know who your friends are here because more often than not, it seems like it's just about getting ahead at any cost. "

" Bubblegoth is about putting things together that don't necessarily go together. "

Kerli

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Things

" It's a conscious decision, a full-time job, to be happy. "