If you're just starting off as an artist, steal as much inspiration from everything you like, as much as you can. Take from books, from poets, from musicians. Just steal stuff from all over the place and then mix it… — Yukimi Nagano Copy Share Image
I think that kind of balance comes with the process of growing together as a band, the Little Dragon. We love to write, we love to create, we love to play live, and I think we love and appreciate what we have together. How that evolves, and how we balance it, is something that's come with time. At the start… — Yukimi Nagano Copy Share
I feel like fans really want to spread the word about the band. I guess when you've done three records, you feel that you… — Yukimi Nagano Copy Share Image
My lesson from that [songwriting process] was that I should go back to where I was and try to make that first pure even… — Yukimi Nagano Copy Share Image
On stage, that for me is a space I really love to be in. It's a time to really get drawn into the music… — Yukimi Nagano Copy Share Image
I never listen to any of my music after it comes out, unless I hear it in a cafe or whatever. I'll think, "I… — Yukimi Nagano Copy Share Image
To foster creativity, I think a little pressure can be good, but stress isn't good. Knowing that you have a defined window of time… — Yukimi Nagano Copy Share Image
I feel like there are a lot of artists that you could put together that you love, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's going… — Yukimi Nagano Copy Share Image
I think it is really helpful to see the beauty in every situation. I guess it's being able to see it in unexpected places. If you're fed too much of an image of what beauty is then you might define it as a certain specific thing, but when you have your own idea of what it is, or your own… — Yukimi Nagano Copy Share
I was really into R&B and stuff like that, so I really wanted to sing like Faith Evans or Mariah Carey. But I definitely… — Yukimi Nagano Copy Share Image
I don't write hits. If you just open that door, you're going to get a hit. — Yukimi Nagano Copy Share Image
I didn't really like jazz that much and was unhappy in that genre. It was what I was doing just to get by and… — Yukimi Nagano Copy Share Image
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