I'd written songs since I was 16, but I never thought that I would be a musician full time. — Shura Copy Share Image
As I grew in confidence, I was able to come out and say that I'm a musician. — Shura Copy Share Image
It's probably the first type of music we had, rhythm, whether it's poetry or tapping. — Shura Copy Share Image
I've tried writing darker, more serious songs, but they don't go anywhere. Everything revolves around the chorus for me. — Shura Copy Share Image
After putting out songs with 26 million views on YouTube, your life changes a little bit. Suddenly everyone's like, 'Where's the album?' — Shura Copy Share Image
I take inspiration from so many places. I think, more than anything, it would have to be the music made by others… — Shura Copy Share Image
I read interviews saying women can bring a femininity to a song, a delicacy, but some women make really aggressive music. — Shura Copy Share Image
I love PJ Harvey, Patti Smith, Pixies, Portishead, and Massive Attack: a lot of what I would describe as alternative and indie… — Shura Copy Share Image
A lot of people start by learning other people's songs, but the idea of singing someone else's music didn't excite me. I… — Shura Copy Share Image
Is the mainstream becoming more queer? Or is it the opposite? That artists like me are mainstreaming queer music? — Shura Copy Share Image
I didn't really want anyone to know that I wanted to write music or make songs because, in a way, I didn't… — Shura Copy Share Image
My dad used to do a lot of music when he was young, so he had an 8-track MiniDisc recorder, and when… — Shura Copy Share Image
I think there's something antagonistic about bedroom pop. We're reappropriating pop and saying you don't have to be an ex-Disney star to… — Shura Copy Share Image
A lot of people think I popped out of some pink cloud fully formed, ready for action, but I've been putting songs… — Shura Copy Share Image
Some of the best songs are love songs. They're things that we all go through, and when we're going through it, we… — Shura Copy Share Image
To a lot of people, my job is really fancy, so they're like, "Oh, whoah, you're a musician, wow!" Some people go… — Shura Copy Share Image
Pop music often deals with subject matter like breakups, or you have songs that are like, "I will love you forever," or… — Shura Copy Share Image
The first time I shared music was on Myspace. Then SoundCloud came along. The difference with SoundCloud is that people can comment… — Shura Copy Share Image
When I wasn't working, I was learning how to use production software on YouTube and making music. — Shura Copy Share Image
It's strange: I love pop music, and I really can enjoy it, but I didn't feel like the characters within pop music… — Shura Copy Share Image
People think I'm cool - it's a virtue of my job! In real life I'm absolutely not cool, but I think if you have… — Shura Copy Share Image
I'm massively inspired by Janet Jackson, and I adore Whitney Houston and Madonna. — Shura Copy Share Image
I worked in a post-production facility for television, but in the machine room, so I was one of the nerds, essentially - making sure… — Shura Copy Share Image
Is the mainstream becoming more queer? Or is it the opposite? That artists like me are mainstreaming queer music? — Shura Copy Share Image
I love camping, everything about it - tents, the camping stove, sleeping bags. I'm obsessed with technology, be it synthesizers and speakers or tents… — Shura Copy Share Image
I'd written songs since I was 16, but I never thought that I would be a musician full time. — Shura Copy Share Image
There's something about rhythm and bass sections generally, how the bass and drums interact, that's basically the soul of any song. — Shura Copy Share Image
'Nothing's Real' is about my first-ever panic attack, which I had about four months after getting my record deal. — Shura Copy Share Image
A recording of a moment in time, where I was physically there, and it's now in a song for all eternity, in a way.… — Shura Copy Share Image
I would feel really dishonest writing a song that was really sassy, or really confident, because I'm not a supremely confident being. I think… — Shura Copy Share Image
Pop music often deals with subject matter like breakups, or you have songs that are like, "I will love you forever," or "you're so… — Shura Copy Share Image
