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" The thing about going back to El Paso, it's overwhelming sometimes. I look at the support that I get and the success that I've had, and I can't walk anywhere without being spotted. My hair might be the biggest crime in this situation. "

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" Being vulnerable was difficult for me at first because I've said things in my songs about how I felt that I never told anybody. "

Khalid

Never

First

" I had originally planned to do musical theatre and be on Broadway, but then my love for poetry also set in. Once that happened, I became torn between a career as an English teacher or a music teacher. "

" My peers inspire me, especially being a newer artist. "

" My mom and I, we have trust within each other because at one time in our lives, we were kind of all that we had, you know? My mom had me, and I had her. "

Khalid

Mom

Time

" I would never have been able to find my voice if I didn't have music education. "

" I've been singing since I could talk correctly. "

" I try to take all of my experiences in and not take anything for granted. "

" I feel like we go through different stages of love. When you get a little bit older, love starts to feel different, but you see that love has always been there. "

" My high school was what crafted my interest in recording. "

" Joel Little and I have this certain chemistry we have when we work together. "

" I feel like baggy pants are cool. "

" Once you're comfortable with the way that you're dressing, you express yourself a lot more, and you're just able to have a lot more fun. "

" I knew what I wanted and where I wanted to go. I always wanted to entertain and help others. "

" I moved from New York to El Paso in 2015, just before my senior year. I was super nervous. My mom, she's in the Army, and she got stationed at Fort Bliss. We packed everything up and drove all the way to El Paso. "

" I was very confused with where my life was heading, but I knew that whatever I did, music was going to be involved. "

" My mom is my biggest inspiration by far. She inspires me on a daily basis. I remember hearing her sing around the house, and I was like, 'Mom, you belong on TV. You're a superstar.' "

Khalid

You

Daily

" I wrote 'Saved' as a form of therapy to get over the fact that I had moved and lost so much of myself. "

" I always try to keep my friends within my music. I always play them all of the songs, and they are my biggest critics, and they love it, so that's a good sign. "

" I'm an African-American man with an Afro who isn't your typical athlete - who wasn't as masculine as other guys. "

" I worked hard on making a body of work that takes people on a journey. It was never about making a certain type of song. It was simply about embracing real-life situations. "

" We forget that when you grow up, there are a lot of people who are in the same position as you. The reason we forget is because there's not really a true voice that talks from the perspective of youth. "

" I'm a regular guy, and I don't want anyone to look at me as being superior or having a God complex or anything like that, you know? I don't want to walk around like I know everything, because I have so much more room to improve. "

Khalid

God

Walk

" I definitely associate songs with the places that I've been. "

" There's been a time where I was like, I wanna be a folk singer; no, I wanna sing soul. I want to sing classical music. I want to sing R&B. I want to be on Broadway. I just wanna sing. Whatever comes out of my mouth, that's what I want to do. "

" Uzi is insanely good and super creative. "

" Kendrick Lamar deserves a Grammy. He's one of the biggest, most influential rappers of my generation. "

" I'm still proud of who I am, of my youth, and I feel like now, as individuals, we begin to realise that we can change the future. We all have to participate. "

" I'm really excited about what the future holds and to grow as an individual and as an artist. "

" I want people to know that it's OK to have feelings; it's OK to be vulnerable. That no matter where they live around the world, teenagers all go through the same things. "

" It's my job to accept my youth, to spread my story, to let people know who I am as an individual, because there's so many people who are blinded and think less of me because of my skin color. "