Young M.A

There are people who try to judge. I'm cool with that. I don't care what nobody say - the only thing that…

— Young M.A

I don't live in a big house. I'm not real extravagant or anything. I just like to be regular.

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I still feel normal. Like, I don't feel like I'm a superstar.

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I love changing up my hair.

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I used to listen to Jay Z a lot.

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Black, white, Chinese, it don't matter - I've been told by multiple people that I'm very inspiring to them, and it makes…

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Growing up, I never expressed myself to nobody. I never told nobody when something was wrong.

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For the sexuality thing, I really feel like the reason I speak so blunt about it is because I held it in…

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I paid attention to the music industry and watching a lot of stuff on TV, behind-the-scenes stuff on old DVDs, and paying…

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I like being humble.

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I would go to sleep and dream about being onstage with thousands and thousands of people.

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In New York City, it's popular. I used to think to myself, 'Man, there's a lot of gay people out here.' And…

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The good thing about having a hit record is you don't need too many people. Because now your record is on fire,…

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I hear from all different people, not just people like me, or lesbians. It be straight people, it be grown men, it…

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I don't like to get comfortable. I don't like to be like, 'Oh, my song is all over the place. I'm lit.'…

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Music is my expression. Music is my release. Music is my therapy.

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I try to make music for people to relate to, and I like to keep it realistic.

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I always knew I would be a star someday. I didn't know when. I didn't know how it would look. I just…

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I never wanted to be a cheerleader; I wanted to play football.

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I do want to get more involved with clothing, TV shows, movies.

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I was always a tomboy. I always wanted to be around the boys, always wanted to play sports - basketball, football, kickball,…

— Young M.A