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" Once I heard how deep music could touch people and what it can make you feel and all of these emotions it could bring out, I was really fascinated with it all. "

Julia Michaels

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Music

You

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Julia Michaels

You

Women

" For the first three years, when I was writing, I was doing sessions with a whole bunch of different people all the time every day until I met Lindy Robbins, who kind of mentored me. And then, once you find that, all the pieces come together. "

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People

" When you start to have success, people look at you differently and expect more from you. With that comes a lot of pressure to perform, so it can be a little overwhelming. "

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Julia Michaels

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Sensory

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Julia Michaels

Body

Therapy

" My sister was the singer, and I always had the mentality there could only be one in the family. "

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Julia Michaels

Work

Friends

" My boyfriend and I like to fight a lot. I have a lot of problems. He has a lot of problems. Somehow, we always work them out and find a way back to each other. "

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" I think artists are aware that talking gives a songwriter so much material. If they just tell us what's happening, it's so much easier for us to write a song that's specific to them. "

Julia Michaels

Think

Song