I grew up listening to a lot of Malaysian pop music, which is kind of like a mixture of traditional and pop...… — Yuna English music Copy Share Image
I came from a strong jazz/ singer-songwriter/folk influence, but in L.A., I learned how to have a balance between all these genres… — Yuna Balance Copy Share Image
Being a musician and artist can feel superficial at times - you talk about yourself every day and pose for photos for… — Yuna Art Copy Share Image
I write songs about love because, above all, love is the most human thing we have together. Feelings are a part of… — Yuna Day Copy Share Image
The fashion world is so interesting because it's always changing, but if you know yourself really well, despite of all the changes… — Yuna Change Copy Share Image
A lot of the songs are based on my previous relationship. It didn't work out. I lost him, and it ruined me.… — Yuna Beautiful Copy Share Image
Home, to me, is where I am and where I feel most comfortable. Obviously, Malaysia is home. In L.A., my home is… — Yuna Copy Share Image
For 'Chapters', I decided to let go of my insecurities, found myself some talented R&B producers, and worked with them. — Yuna Copy Share Image
I feel like fashion and music relate to each other in a lot of ways. I always had to be creative: I'm… — Yuna Copy Share Image
Racism is everywhere - the older generations in Malaysia still say things like, 'She's darker-skinned; maybe don't marry her,' and it's very… — Yuna Fairness Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you're a songwriter, you kind of have this egotistic thing: you just want to write something that you love, and… — Yuna Copy Share Image
I've seen a couple white girls coming to my concerts wearing head wraps, and I think they look so cute. It's kind… — Yuna Copy Share Image
You learn so much about yourself as an artist. I never would have thought that I could sing every night, you know?… — Yuna Art Copy Share Image
I started singing very early. I was six or seven years old, and I was singing along to TV commercials and figuring… — Yuna Copy Share Image
People say, 'You should let your hair out; you shouldn't be oppressed - you're not in Malaysia anymore. You should show your… — Yuna Body Copy Share Image
I've always been singing all my life, but I started playing guitar when I was 19, and that was my final year… — Yuna Guitar Copy Share Image
Sometimes I have a melody in my head; sometimes it's just a verse. I read lines from a book or movies that… — Yuna Books Copy Share Image
Being in the public eye, you can't really avoid a lot of questions. A lot of questions are being thrown at you,… — Yuna Copy Share Image
Fame is definitely a monster: it can suck you in and spit you out and change you. The biggest challenge is to… — Yuna Biggest challenge Copy Share Image
Feminism is universal. You can't just fight for one type of freedom or one type of female power. You know what? Muslim… — Yuna Female power Copy Share Image
'Places to Go' is something that I would never normally write because I would usually be worried with what people would think… — Yuna Copy Share Image
It would be so easy to let my fate just carry me away... following this same path my whole life through. But… — Yuna Destiny Copy Share Image
Being a musician, it's my job to be real and be true to whoever I am. Hopefully that will inspire other people.… — Yuna Comfortable in your own skin Copy Share Image
Being in the spotlight, you know, you tend to kind of forget who you are. And being an artist... it could be… — Yuna Art Copy Share Image
It's like with feminism. We talk a lot about feminism meaning complete freedom, and for some people, that means, like, 'Free the… — Yuna Copy Share Image
If I get to a place early in the morning, I try to walk around by myself. I still try to find… — Yuna Copy Share Image
For Eid - or Raya, as the Malaysians call it - we love to shop for new clothes for the festive season.… — Yuna Fashion Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to a lot of different types of music, and R&B in particular was something that I loved -… — Yuna Copy Share Image
I really believed that my songs were good enough for the whole world to listen to. I had fans from America or… — Yuna Copy Share Image
I think I draw my inspiration from a lot of conversations that I had with people or my friends and combine them… — Yuna Communication Copy Share Image
Whenever I write a new song, it always happens when I come back from Europe or Egypt or something like that. It's… — Yuna Copy Share Image
I come from a jazzy, acoustic, folky background. Everything has to work with melodies; the words have to have meaning. — Yuna Copy Share Image
I was truly honored to work with legendary DJ and producer DJ Premier. I still can't believe I have a track with… — Yuna Copy Share Image
I think, from the very beginning, I always knew that I needed to get out of Malaysia and do my thing somewhere… — Yuna Copy Share Image
Where there is peace, there is sports; where there is sports, there is peace. Peace is what allows us, especially young people,… — Yuna Challenges Copy Share Image
