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My parents are divorced, and seeing that was really painful for me. Really painful for me. But that's also a big part…

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I love fashion. I like dressing how I feel, and my music shows how I feel - they go hand in hand.…

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Music is almost like a therapy for me. It helps keep me centered and think straight. Before I discovered it, I was…

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Fashion is a huge part of music and of who you are. It really sets the mood for a show, and it's…

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One of my favorite things is to try delicious different fruits from different places, in Japan or other places that have different…

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I'm very passionate, very emotional, very sensitive. I've always been like that.

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Me in my music and onstage - that's me without any fears of judgement; that's me when I'm shining.

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Social media overwhelms me.

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I like feeling fresh and having really dewy skin. I like feeling moisturized and having a good brow.

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I have a memory of listening to Tracy Chapman and just being intrigued by her voice. Even as a young girl, I…

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I've never really been into social media - I don't have a Facebook; I don't do Twitter or Instagram or anything.

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I used to swallow people's energies, and then I learned, as I got older, that I'm too sensitive, and I had to…

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I love grey. My mom told me that when I was younger, I would get mildly depressed when it was grey all…

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Growing up, I listened to a lot of everything - I fell in love with music, when I discovered people like Lauryn…

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It's a powerful thing to be able to write a song. Even the least powerful feeling - like insecurity - that makes…

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My music is the most 'me' thing about me. Everything is in my music.

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Every artist is an artist, and every heartbeat is a heartbeat.

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I'm very moody, so I dress for whatever mood I'm in. Sometimes I want to be a little more boyish and flowy…

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I love Lauryn Hill, Tracy Chapman, Fiona Apple. People like that. People you can really connect to on the most basic human…

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A lot of times, people are ashamed of feeling weak and being rejected - so it's liberating to be able to sing…

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I'm just gonna keep growing as an artist, and I'm excited to work with different people and learn from all these other…

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I feel like my dream animal would be a mermaid that could fly and also live in the trees. She has a…

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If you meet me, you might not get to know me. If you hear my music? You'll get to know me.

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It's so inspiring to be around other people who have ideas you haven't thought of, and all of a sudden you're like,…

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I grew up in L.A. I actually grew up in the Valley, which was a pretty amazing place to grow up because…

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