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.

Frank Ocean - I have so much respect for him.

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.

The second you're not honest with yourself, you've lost everything.

At Afropunk, everyone can be themselves, and I think that's beautiful.

I'll never pretend to be I'm something I'm not.

Talk to your enemies; sometimes ignorance comes from a lack of understanding.

You have to have your own back.

I can't be so guarded up all the time. I know it's not healthy.

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.

Why am I who I am? It's the way I was raised.

Authenticity is hella important.

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.

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.

I know I'm grown, but there's a part of me who will eternally be six years old.

Luckily, everyone that I've collaborated with, everyone that has been willing to offer guidance and advice, they've all been dope people.

I purposely try to make my music cinematic. I try to inspire visuals even though I'm only an instrument of sound.

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.

I'm appreciating every single bit of success I get, no matter how small.

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.

I'm sensitive. I'm proud of being sensitive. I'm proud of being empathetic.

I love soul music.

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.'

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.

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.

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.

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.

The first time I went crowd surfing was heaven.

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.

You can give a bunch of opportunities to people, but if they are not ambitious, nothing is going to happen.

I want to make something great. I want to make something that I can be proud of in 10 years, something that is timeless.

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.

I'm a person of extremes. I'm usually very polar in a lot of things that I do.

I feel like it's dangerous to get complacent and celebrate too much... You can't get comfortable.

For me, I try to always look at the positive.

The stories in the songs come from my real life.

Paying attention to my breath makes me happy to be alive. And that really grounds me during a performance.

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!'

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.

Forgiveness is the needle that knows how to mend.

I'm a Gemini and I have a lot of different moods. Sometimes I'm very serious and introspective and pensive, but other times I'm completely goofy and girlie. So, I like my songs to cover all my moods.

Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, there's really nothing to lose. There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kinder to yourself, you know, have fun, take chances. There's no bounds.

I'm half alive but I feel mostly dead.

For now I'm just enjoying being a mom. I don't want to be more famous and more rich. I want to be a good mom.

The things you fear are undefeatable, not by their nature, but by your approach.

You have a different crowd every night, so you should do a different show to suit them. I tailor the show to their mood.

Amazingly, I've been sort of an anomaly in the music industry. I feel like I've been able to exist as kind of a throwback artist.

I love playing big rooms. There's nothing like it. It's a power trip.

I'm becoming more and more myself with time. I guess that's what grace is. The refinement of your soul through time.

Records have never really been my strong suit. I've always been a much better live act. I didn't understand the language of the studio. You sing differently in a studio. The language, the craft - it's just a whole different deal. I avoided the problem on my first record by doing a live album.