I grew up listening to a lot of Malaysian pop music, which is kind of like a mixture of traditional and pop...… — Yuna English music Copy Share Image
Being a musician and artist can feel superficial at times - you talk about yourself every day and pose for photos for… — Yuna Art Copy Share Image
I came from a strong jazz/ singer-songwriter/folk influence, but in L.A., I learned how to have a balance between all these genres… — Yuna Balance Copy Share Image
I write songs about love because, above all, love is the most human thing we have together. Feelings are a part of… — Yuna Day Copy Share Image
Home, to me, is where I am and where I feel most comfortable. Obviously, Malaysia is home. In L.A., my home is… — Yuna Copy Share Image
A lot of the songs are based on my previous relationship. It didn't work out. I lost him, and it ruined me.… — Yuna Beautiful Copy Share Image
The fashion world is so interesting because it's always changing, but if you know yourself really well, despite of all the changes… — Yuna Change Copy Share Image
Sometimes I have a melody in my head; sometimes it's just a verse. I read lines from a book or movies that… — Yuna Books Copy Share Image
What I want to avoid is staying at the same place. As I improve in skills, musical interpretations, and acting, I am… — Yuna Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you're a songwriter, you kind of have this egotistic thing: you just want to write something that you love, and… — Yuna Copy Share Image
Racism is everywhere - the older generations in Malaysia still say things like, 'She's darker-skinned; maybe don't marry her,' and it's very… — Yuna Fairness Copy Share Image
You learn so much about yourself as an artist. I never would have thought that I could sing every night, you know?… — Yuna Art Copy Share Image
I've seen a couple white girls coming to my concerts wearing head wraps, and I think they look so cute. It's kind… — Yuna Copy Share Image
I started singing very early. I was six or seven years old, and I was singing along to TV commercials and figuring… — Yuna Copy Share Image
People say, 'You should let your hair out; you shouldn't be oppressed - you're not in Malaysia anymore. You should show your… — Yuna Body Copy Share Image
I've always been singing all my life, but I started playing guitar when I was 19, and that was my final year… — Yuna Guitar Copy Share Image
For 'Chapters', I decided to let go of my insecurities, found myself some talented R&B producers, and worked with them. — Yuna Copy Share Image
Being in the public eye, you can't really avoid a lot of questions. A lot of questions are being thrown at you,… — Yuna Copy Share Image
Fame is definitely a monster: it can suck you in and spit you out and change you. The biggest challenge is to… — Yuna Biggest challenge Copy Share Image
'Places to Go' is something that I would never normally write because I would usually be worried with what people would think… — Yuna Copy Share Image
Feminism is universal. You can't just fight for one type of freedom or one type of female power. You know what? Muslim… — Yuna Female power Copy Share Image
It would be so easy to let my fate just carry me away... following this same path my whole life through. But… — Yuna Destiny Copy Share Image
It's like with feminism. We talk a lot about feminism meaning complete freedom, and for some people, that means, like, 'Free the… — Yuna Copy Share Image
Being in the spotlight, you know, you tend to kind of forget who you are. And being an artist... it could be… — Yuna Art Copy Share Image
Being a musician, it's my job to be real and be true to whoever I am. Hopefully that will inspire other people.… — Yuna Comfortable in your own skin Copy Share Image
For Eid - or Raya, as the Malaysians call it - we love to shop for new clothes for the festive season.… — Yuna Fashion Copy Share Image
If I get to a place early in the morning, I try to walk around by myself. I still try to find… — Yuna Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to a lot of different types of music, and R&B in particular was something that I loved -… — Yuna Copy Share Image
I really believed that my songs were good enough for the whole world to listen to. I had fans from America or… — Yuna Copy Share Image
I think I draw my inspiration from a lot of conversations that I had with people or my friends and combine them… — Yuna Communication Copy Share Image
Whenever I write a new song, it always happens when I come back from Europe or Egypt or something like that. It's… — Yuna Copy Share Image
I was truly honored to work with legendary DJ and producer DJ Premier. I still can't believe I have a track with… — Yuna Copy Share Image
I come from a jazzy, acoustic, folky background. Everything has to work with melodies; the words have to have meaning. — Yuna Copy Share Image
Where there is peace, there is sports; where there is sports, there is peace. Peace is what allows us, especially young people,… — Yuna Challenges Copy Share Image
I think, from the very beginning, I always knew that I needed to get out of Malaysia and do my thing somewhere… — Yuna Copy Share Image