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" When I'm making a song, I try not to think about audience or genres. It's free-flowing. Natural. "

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" When I was 18 or 19, I realized that everything I was doing was connected to music - writing, doing videos, making my clothes. It all centered around being an artist. So I released a mixtape that I made in my bedroom, and it ended up getting a lot more attention than I expected. "

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