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“Having a Chinese mum and Jamaican dad, creative jobs are not particularly at the forefront.”

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I never formally studied music at all.

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My parents gave me guitar lessons aged five in the hopes I'd go into classical music and do grades, but as soon as I…

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I do think I'm very in the detail of everything, maybe to my own detriment.

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You go through so much work, making the music, writing the lyrics, finishing it, mixing it, putting visuals together for it, putting the live…

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My whole life I felt like I was sticking out like a sore thumb, and I think eventually I've found comfort in that.

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There's definitely a lot of pressure every day to post more, do more, be more of a social person.

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It might not always work, but I think it's just good to experiment and try and have that as your intention, you know?

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In the daytime, we can be busy and fine, and then suddenly, the moment you're asleep, things come back - whether it's your ex…

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I'm not really sure record labels know what they're doing. No one knows what they're doing. It's kind of amazing because it's made music…

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There's lots of scenarios where you can experience heartbreak. It doesn't have to be romantic. Like if a friend moves away, or you lose…

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I started playing piano from a very young age, and I just loved it.

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My style is not too serious but playful.

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Remember, sex is like a Chinese dinner. It ain't over 'til you both get your cookie.

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He sank into the rocking chair, the same one in which Rebecca had sat during the early days of the house to give embroidery lessons, and in which Amaranta had played Chinese checkers with Colonel Gerineldo Marquez, and in which Amarana Ursula had sewn the tiny clothing for the child, and in that flash of lucidity he became aware that…

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Canada has become such a staging area for Chinese money.

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The Chinese describe themselves as political refugees. Many base that claim on China's strict population laws, which allow them to have only one child. But if we accept them as bona fide political refugees for that reason, doesn't it follow that people living in countries where abortion is illegal (such as Ireland and Poland) should also receive political asylum? After…

There is a phrase in Chinese, 'Resolve is victory.'

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One thing that really interests me is-and it comes out of Chinese and Japanese painting-where you have a number of different kinds of space…

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My Chinese zodiac is a dog. But I'm an exception because of how much I love cats.

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