I felt that pop music didn't represent me. And that's why I made my own. — Shura Felt Copy Share Image
I'm a bit of a geek: I just love being able to play with dials and buttons. — Shura Being Copy Share Image
I'd written songs since I was 16, but I never thought that I would be a musician full time. — Shura Music 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 Aggressive 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 Bass Copy Share Image
I'm a lesbian. That's how I identify myself, but I think there's a massive spectrum for everyone. — Shura Everyone 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 Everything 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 Life Copy Share Image
When you have a lot of gay friends, you don't think of that as being different or divisive or weird; that's just… — Shura Being different Copy Share Image
As I grew in confidence, I was able to come out and say that I'm a musician. — Shura Come Copy Share Image
Pop should be weird, and I realize as I say this that I'm not the weirdest person in the world. But if… — Shura Female 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… — Shura Camping Copy Share Image
'What's It Gonna Be?' is about having a massive crush on someone, so it made sense to go back where - to… — Shura Back 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 Blood 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 Life 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 Bad 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 -… — Shura Computers Copy Share Image
Your debut record, in terms of lyrical content, can be about the last couple of years of your life obviously, but your… — Shura Couple 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 Dad Copy Share Image
I'm not one of those artists that can go away for six months and tour America and have 20 producers back in… — Shura America 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 Awkward 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… — Shura Conviction 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 Incredibles Copy Share Image
It is important that you're out, and it is important that you're visible. — Shura Important Copy Share Image
You have to challenge yourself about the choices you make as an artist. — Shura About Copy Share Image
Is the mainstream becoming more queer? Or is it the opposite? That artists like me are mainstreaming queer music? — Shura Art 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 Alternative Copy Share Image
I want to explore my boundaries. I want to push myself and go right to the edge of what I am capable… — Shura Boundaries Copy Share Image
One of the amazing things about pop is that it's there to make people feel confident and empowered. — Shura Amazing things Copy Share Image
It's just as important - if not more important - to take the praise with a pinch of salt, just as you… — Shura Criticism Copy Share Image
Whilst the Internet is amazing, someone with a laptop can make something amazing and send it out, but you grow up creatively… — Shura Amazing Copy Share Image
I suffer from imposter syndrome all the time. Even if I'm just at a party, I'm thinking people are going to find… — Shura Boring Copy Share Image
It's probably the first type of music we had, rhythm, whether it's poetry or tapping. — Shura First Copy Share Image
