Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" To be recognized and accepted by my musical peers is truly an honor. "

Related Quotes:

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

" I started writing out all of my feelings, and people asked me, 'Have you ever thought of recording your music?' It was something I'd always thought of, but I'd never really had the confidence. "

" I use my clothing choices as a way to express how I feel. "

" Uzi is insanely good and super creative. "

" 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 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. "

" In my home, we listened to music all the time. I was raised through music, and I've been interested in it since I was three. "

" 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. "

" Art is fluid, and it travels. You have to let music take you where it wants to take you. You can't necessarily be the controller. "

" I love visiting my friends because it makes me feel normal. "

" If you don't text your relationship partner - even if you just saw them in person - it's like you're doing something wrong. "

" 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. "

" A lot of people feel pressured by the outside influences, whether it's your job, whether it's school. But who says you can't take care of that stuff and still be young? "

" I would classify myself as an individual. That's what I try to stay true with - being myself, 100 percent. "

" I was told I wasn't good enough, but I just chose not to listen. "

" The first songs I made brought me to the Grammys. I was a five-times nominated teenager off voice memos and songs that were clearly recorded off different mics. "

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

" I can't play an instrument to save my life. But when I'm creating, and when I'm making music, I feel like I'm the head of the orchestra, and I'm just waving my wand, and something is created. "

" I always try to be nice. I never want to be that person that anyone perceives as being rude or disrespectful, 'cause that's not me at all. "

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

" 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.' "

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

" It's crazy that people are looking to me as a symbol like, 'Oh, he's the voice of the youth. He's this and this and that.' I feel like there's a lot of pressure that comes with it, when people look to you as the face of something. "

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

African-American

" Even though I was super personal with 'American Teen,' I want to tap in and not just tell my own stories but tell the stories of other people - so that I can help as many people as possible. "

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

" I gotta spread all this love that I have for myself, I gotta spread it to everybody else, because my positivity is going to change at least one person's day a day, and that's all that matters to me. "

" A lot of people think teenagers haven't gone through anything in their lives - they're not even 20 years old yet. But a twenty-something can go through the same type of experience or heartbreak that a 50-year-old can go through, so why does age matter? "

" Lorde is awesome. She's amazing. She's so talented. We went on tour in Europe, and it was the greatest time of my life. "