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" Performing live was something that I had to really work at. "
Syd
Had
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" I was a loner; I spent the first half of high school alone. "
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" My mom wasn't expecting me to end up how I ended up. When she wanted to have kids, she wanted to have two girls, and then she got my brother and me. Which is a disappointment to anybody. You can't help it. "
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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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" 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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" I was 16 when I recorded 'Flashlight.' I produced it, made the beat, wrote it, recorded it. "
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" Finding someone that trusted my vision helped me find certainty in who I was. "
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" I'm kind of shy when it comes to women, so I don't really approach them. I'll just admire them from afar, and if they happen to say something to me, then maybe I'll find the courage to say something. "
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More
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