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" 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. "

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" My mind was so geared towards being a performing artist, singing all these classical pieces, but the sense of loneliness I got when I moved from New York to El Paso meant that writing turned into singing. I'd sing all these songs, and they'd make me feel better. Songs that crafted the way my life was going to go. "

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Loneliness

Mind

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

" 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.' "

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You

Daily

" And even though I'm famous, I still go through things that young people go through. "

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

" I'd love to collaborate with Frank Ocean. He's one of my favorite artists of all time. "

" 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. "

" 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 were told not to turn our hobby into our job, but to turn our job into our hobby. As kids, we were told not to pursue our dreams! "

" 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. "

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Never

First

" For me, love is endless, and love has no age limit. "

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Age

Endless

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

" 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? "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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 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. "

" As an artist, I never want to be a moment. I want to be a legacy, and I want my music to touch people for years to come. "

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

" I've met so many new fans and amazing people while traveling to new cities and locations throughout 2017 in support of my album 'American Teen.' "

" Love crosses all boundaries. "

" My mom raised a self-aware kid. I wasn't like the typical alpha male. I wasn't afraid to sing, you know? I wasn't afraid to be in musicals. "

Khalid

Know

Mom

" When I started writing, I said, 'I don't know how to do this. I don't know if it sounds good.' Coming from being an underdog or being told that something wasn't for you over and over repeatedly, it took a lot out of me. It took a lot of my self-confidence. "

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Good

Self-Confidence

" Uzi is insanely good and super creative. "

" 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? "

" I didn't feel like I had a home until I moved to El Paso. "

Khalid

Feel

Until

" When I wanted to be a music teacher, I wanted to help people through voice. Now, I get to help people out through song. "

" 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. "

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Crazy

Youth