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" Playing all the time keeps you on everybody's mind. "

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" 'Your Dog' I tried to re-record at my house, like, four times after the studio recordings were done. "

" I didn't make music until I was about 18. I'd been playing my whole life, but I wasn't putting it out because I didn't feel like people would take it seriously. I thought people would be like, 'It's just like sad girl music - it's like Taylor Swift.' "

" I think I'm much more of a guitar-songwriter than a singer. I start with chords and then test out melodies rather than improvising over it. "

" Those reflective moments for me usually come from loneliness and separation from people. "

" I think a lot of women could be making great music but still don't feel like they're capable - in fact, I know that's the case for a lot of young girls who try to do music. "

" I have to not let anything get to me and not get an ego about it and just do what I want to do, do things because I like them, and make the music that I like unapologetically. "

" I have more of a soccer dad. He was always the one taking us to sports practice. "

" It's really cathartic to play my songs live. I'm a really non-confrontational person, so my songs are kind of like all the things I never get to say to anyone. "

" You're always just going to be who you are. "

" Mitski is an influence to me as a writer. "

" I got a toy guitar at a fundraiser and was trying to write songs with it that were ridiculous. After a week, my parents bought me a real acoustic guitar, and I started taking guitar lessons. "

" I haven't had a terrible relationship, but I've always been the type in a relationship to give too much and not speak out about problems I had or problems that were bothering me. I just wouldn't stand up for myself in any way if I was upset about something. "

" It's good to try and stay humble and down to earth, despite media and social media. "

" I never thought I would get signed to a label. "

" I think all girls do struggle with image, despite not knowing what's going on with other people. "

" I've always wanted to do stuff to help encourage more women to play, whether it's booking women on my shows at home, even when I was just playing DIY shows, or booking benefit shows and having all women play. "

" I've played music since I was six, and I always wrote songs just for myself. I did it for fun, posting songs on Tumblr, Bandcamp, and Soundcloud. I didn't think anyone would notice. "

" It's not an easy thing to manage - school and being in a band. "

" I feel like a crazy person all the time, and I feel like people are watching me, and I feel paranoid. "

" The summer after high school, I got a TASCAM because I had been writing a lot and thought it would be cool if I recorded stuff not just on my phone. "

" It hasn't been a conscious thing, like, 'I don't want to listen to a bunch of dudes,' but I genuinely like music by women better. "

" When I released 'Songs From My Bedroom'... that's the one that people started actually listening to. "

" I definitely learned stuff like advancing a show, what percentage I should be paid, what's going be in a contract I'm going sign. "

" It's hard for me to see myself as meaningful, but people seem to like my music, so who knows. Maybe my music is empowering some more young women to pick up songwriting/playing. "

" I love Grimes! "

" I'm a huge fan of Joni Mitchell, and I think her music has inspired me lyrically and guitar-wise. "

" Sadly, you can't just pretend that you haven't seen the creepy things that people have said about you. It's something that gets in your brain. "

" I was definitely thinking I'd go to college and make music on the side. "

" I went through a lot of maturing in a year or two. I left all my best friends, and I didn't really want to make new friends, so I spent a lot of time inside just being depressed. "