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> [When I was growing up, until I was 18 or 19, I was totally invested in the classical music world. I had no concept of anything else. The closest thing to a cool band I listened to was Radiohead. Radiohead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-stelmanis/when-i-was-growing-up-until-i-was-18-or-19-i-was-totally-invested-in/)

[Katie Stelmanis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-stelmanis/)

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## More by Katie Stelmanis

> [I wanted to try to make songs that worked as songs, not just as productions. People wanted me to do a solo acoustic session,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-stelmanis/i-wanted-to-try-to-make-songs-that-worked-as-songs-not-just-as/)

[Katie Stelmanis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-stelmanis/)

> [Usually the song is totally done. I'll do absolutely everything, backing vocals - everything - but in gibberish. A lot of times its based…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-stelmanis/usually-the-song-is-totally-done-i-ll-do-absolutely-everything/)

[Katie Stelmanis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-stelmanis/)

> [In political sense, it doesn't really matter what I do on my own, but it's so important to rally some sort of collectiveness and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-stelmanis/in-political-sense-it-doesn-t-really-matter-what-i-do-on-my-own-but/)

[Katie Stelmanis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-stelmanis/)

> [When I was growing up, until I was 18 or 19, I was totally invested in the classical music world. I had no concept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-stelmanis/when-i-was-growing-up-until-i-was-18-or-19-i-was-totally-invested-in/)

[Katie Stelmanis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-stelmanis/)

> [As a songwriter, I was really into pulling away from the melodrama and the overdramatic type of writing that I was previously always doing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-stelmanis/as-a-songwriter-i-was-really-into-pulling-away-from-the-melodrama-and/)

[Katie Stelmanis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-stelmanis/)

> [I was listening to a lot of really early house music tracks. Like Chicago house and Detroit. And Marshall Jefferson has a track probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-stelmanis/i-was-listening-to-a-lot-of-really-early-house-music-tracks-like/)

[Katie Stelmanis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-stelmanis/)

> [I love playing the new songs live. I hate playing a new song and then having to play an old song again, it feels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-stelmanis/i-love-playing-the-new-songs-live-i-hate-playing-a-new-song-and-then/)

[Katie Stelmanis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-stelmanis/)

> [I think Nine Inch Nails was a really big one for me, when I was 18. They really inspired me to start making my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-stelmanis/i-think-nine-inch-nails-was-a-really-big-one-for-me-when-i-was-18/)

[Katie Stelmanis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-stelmanis/)

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