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I thought, 'Maybe if I become a cheerleader, I can meet managers or agents. Maybe I can sing the national anthem at a game, and someone in the industry will hear me.' I saw everything as an opportunity to further my music. I was literally the cheerleader who had a mixtape in between her pom-poms at events.
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In a book, you can create a world in your imagination that's as intricate as you want. Even something like 'Angels & Demons.' I was reading it, thinking, 'This is incredible! This is so scary!'
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Paying attention to my breath makes me happy to be alive. And that really grounds me during a performance.
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I feel like it's dangerous to get complacent and celebrate too much... You can't get comfortable.
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I'm a person of extremes. I'm usually very polar in a lot of things that I do.
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To be honest with you, the fact that people vibe with my music is just a really positive byproduct of something that is just a reflex to me. The fact that people even care to listen means a lot to me.
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I want to make something great. I want to make something that I can be proud of in 10 years, something that is timeless.
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You can give a bunch of opportunities to people, but if they are not ambitious, nothing is going to happen.
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Amy Winehouse affected my life tremendously. I think maybe she was the first sense of intimacy that I had with a complete stranger, musically speaking.
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I've been debating with people over what an album actually means in 2018. Certain artists who have paid their dues and proven themselves have almost the privilege to put out a full length album.
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My thought process is I have been lied to so much by people who I thought I could trust that it motivates me to want to be as honest as possible, to project that energy, because that is how I want people to treat me.
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Honestly, the angrier I am, the looser my tongue is... when I get angry, it's just a motor mouth, and it just goes off, which is great, but it doesn't really work unless I'm very, very passionate about what I'm talking about.
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I feel like I'm really grateful that my parents chose Canada, and I feel like there's open arms here, and it's very apparent.
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The EP is called 'Kiddo' because this has been an uphill battle for me. As a female in the industry, as a female of colour, some people will demean me. So it's like, 'OK, you wanna call me kiddo? I'll show you kiddo.'
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I'm proud of the fact that I can just focus on the bullseye and go. Thank God, I don't have to worry about distractions or veering off course because my focus is very defined. I'm proud of that.
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I'd get out at school at 3:00 P.M., show up to dance practice at 6:30 P.M., practice for three hours till 9:00 P.M., get home at midnight, and try to do whatever homework I could before getting back up for 7:00 A.M. But I did it because I liked dancing, and I loved the music.
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I purposely try to make my music cinematic. I try to inspire visuals even though I'm only an instrument of sound.
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Luckily, everyone that I've collaborated with, everyone that has been willing to offer guidance and advice, they've all been dope people.
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I know I'm grown, but there's a part of me who will eternally be six years old.
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I struggle with insecurities. I struggle with forgiveness. I struggle with letting someone go that did me dirty without vengeance, which is an evil thing.
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The key to having something beautiful is being able to convey a normal human emotion but say it in a way that's never been said.
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The power's in the people, more so because we have platforms that we can control, like Instagram, Twitter, Soundcloud, where we can deliver straight. If you're building a fanbase, it's in your hands; it's not monopoly. You can do it.
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Talk to your enemies; sometimes ignorance comes from a lack of understanding.
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I don't know how other people have a topic or have a goal when making a song, like, 'Let's write about this, or let's write about that.' It's kind of difficult for me. Personally, I like vibing out and freestyling.
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I'm a fan of writing, and writing letters, because I hate when I'm trying to get a thought out, and I can't.
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Music's always been in my home. My dad plays guitar, and I grew up listening to cumbia and salsa and boleros.
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To be blunt, I feel like lyricism in Spanish is of a different quality than English. You can get really poetic in Spanish, but I feel like if you do that in English, you risk sounding cheesy. In Spanish, it's never that. It's always this deep, passionate, beautiful imagery; it's painted different, a different color.
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Canada has this really cool way - specifically Toronto - of encouraging you to wave both flags: if you've been born there, like, wave your flag and then wave your parent's flag, too, and be proud of it.
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When I sing in Spanish, my tone is different. I feel more relaxed because that's how I speak to my family.
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I remember going to audition in Toronto for a girl group. I was 15 or 16. I went in with my guitar. I had the wickedest nerves, man! I was decent, but not good enough.
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