Being hapa, or more specifically, half-Japanese half-Euro mutt (English, Irish, Scottish, Dutch, French, Welsh, German. . .in case you were wondering), has definitely helped shape who I am. It's very cool to get to identify and learn about all these… — Kina Grannis Copy Share
Since I don't feel like I belong solely to any one of them I find that it makes me even more interested and open to other cultures as well. It's also fun looking ethnically ambiguous because no one can quite… — Kina Grannis Copy Share Image
Ever since I was really really little, I was just singing all the time. Like one of my favorite games when I was little would be to just have one of my sisters pick a title, and I would impromptu create that song. — Kina Grannis Copy Share
I started teaching myself guitar because I loved singing so much. Then one day kind of out of the blue I found I was… — Kina Grannis Copy Share Image
If you're looking to make a basic living selling and playing your music, the Internet is all you really need. — Kina Grannis Copy Share Image
The potential success that could come with signing with a major label didn't quite outweigh how important it was for me to make my… — Kina Grannis Copy Share Image
Being hapa, or more specifically, half-Japanese half-Euro mutt (English, Irish, Scottish, Dutch, French, Welsh, German. . .in case you were wondering), has definitely helped shape who I am. It's very cool to get to identify and learn about all these unique cultures and I think it's helped put the world in perspective. — Kina Grannis Copy Share
The people at the label were great but at the end of the day our visions didn't match up and I knew I had to do it my way. The potential success that could come with signing with a major label didn't quite outweigh how important it was for me to make my music the way I knew it needed… — Kina Grannis Copy Share
I posted a video a day for almost two months and was hardly sleeping, but I think it really pushed me to give music everything I had in me. I knew it was a chance I couldn't miss. The funny thing is I never saw my music video when it aired during the Super Bowl because as soon as I… — Kina Grannis Copy Share
Not only am I putting music out there, I'm giving part of myself away. — Kina Grannis Copy Share Image
If I try to write a song, I will completely fail to write a song. But if I'm just holding my guitar and I… — Kina Grannis Copy Share Image
I get to travel around the world and meet all of these amazing people, and they're singing my songs! And to me, that's crazy. — Kina Grannis Copy Share Image
My first performance was in AP Calculus when they forced me up into the front of the classroom and made me sing a song,… — Kina Grannis Copy Share Image
However, it [singing] wasn't until halfway through high school that it dawned on me that singing wasn't just a hobby, it was something I… — Kina Grannis Copy Share Image
![“However, it [singing] wasn't until halfway through high school that it dawned on me that singing wasn't just a hobby, it was something I had a growing need for in my life, and that was about when I adopted the neglected guitar I found under our piano and started singing about all the things I…” quote by Kina Grannis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8ea/kina-grannis-20854_adopted_however-it-singing-wasn-t-until-halfway_982292.jpg)