Borns

I grew up with my mother as a Tonic Shaman.

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I'm not growing out my hair just to be androgynous.

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I never pictured myself as a professional musician.

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I'm a professional musician.

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I like to buy books at airports sometimes.

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I try to challenge myself.

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I don't wash my hair that often, to be honest.

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I do like how the music can be misunderstood.

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Yeah, moving to Los Angeles definitely influenced my sound.

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I want people to know me in my home state. I want their approval.

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I grew up with a big backyard that led to the sand dunes of Lake Michigan.

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I've gotten to play some cool venues, like at an aquarium in La Jolla, California.

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The more you practice something, the more you are aware of what you're doing.

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In 2016, I was pretty green. I was budding. Some flowers were shooting off.

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A lot of my songs are inspired by a muse of some sort, whether she's real or not.

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When I first moved to L.A., I lived in the Hills in kind of a wooded area that was just really chill.

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The music scene in Michigan is really folky and bluegrass, but my parents played a lot of disco. They really liked to…

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I grew up in Michigan. I feel like a lot of my childhood was in solitude, in the woods or making tree…

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That's the worst and best thing about being in the studio, feeling completely lost and not knowing how to put the final…

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My vocal influences are a lot of jazz singers: Billie Holiday, Julie London, they had this tenderness to their voice.

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I don't really know what emotions are going to come out in songs when I'm writing them until I step back and…

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My parents played the Bee Gees; Earth, Wind & Fire; Michael Jackson. The best pop music to infiltrate a child's mind.

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Allowing yourself to suck is the hard part of writing music. If you allow yourself to suck, you will probably write something…

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My parents bought this baby grand piano, which was in my living room, that I owe a lot to. I would just…

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I was pretty young when my folks were playing those kinds of records, '70s rock and psychedelic stuff. So I just remember…

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I feel like I'm never playing the same sized venues within two or three shows. It keeps me and the band fit…

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I always like surprising people and doing things at a young age and, I don't know, trying to do them at a…

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Most of the time, it's pretending I'm somebody else to get into a different head space. A lot of times, it's just,…

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I had a band when I was in middle school, but I was the drummer. I kind of thought if I was…

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I guess that's always the mystery of music. It's like why does this song make me feel so grey or why does…

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As far as playing instruments, it just feels good to have it under your hands. Cause sometimes those instruments have minor imperfections.…

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I did a lot of magic shows growing up. My dad is a graphic designer so he helped me brand myself and…

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I'm always trying to top the last show.

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I just love catchy melodies.

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I feel like music is always alive and well.

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I'm fascinated by the yin and yang of everything.

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I always go thrift shopping wherever I am.

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I grew up watching 'The Tonight Show' and Jimmy Fallon on 'SNL.'

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Nothing grounds you like a real authentic Mexican taco.

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I like writing love songs. I really like romantic poetry.

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