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I understand that, because there are so many musicians, you have to make artists into brands, but I sometimes feel like I have to be some kind of non-human icon in order for people to listen to my music.

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I don’t think ‘bleak’ is a bad thing.
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All I want to do at karaoke is sing Mariah Carey.
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When I started making music, I was like, ‘This is something I can believe I was meant to do.’
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In my first few years of being in New York, I had a major identity crisis because I’d never stayed in one place for so long.
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I think my whole identity is formed around not knowing where I’m from. It might even be that I find comfort in that confusion.
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I tend to kind of try to use what’s in my environment to the best of my ability rather than seek out things that I don’t already have.
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Maybe this is a made-up belief to preserve myself, but I do believe that everyone has a purpose, and my purpose is to put out music that means something.
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I guess you can say I ‘do the Twist.’ I like playful dance moves that aren’t too serious.
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On tour, people know that if they ever ask me what I want to eat, I will always say Asian food. I’m becoming a stereotype, but it’s what I want to eat. I want to eat rice.
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When you’re young is the one time when you get to indulge in being morose and take yourself most seriously.
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I’m punk, but I love gold.
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I really just care about making music and how I can make it next.
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If I have a song where I hit some really high notes, I want to try to bring in equivalently low notes somewhere in there.
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When you love someone and care about them, you want what’s best for them, and it’s always the hardest thing to realize maybe you aren’t what’s best for them, how hard you try.
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I always have strong urges to sabotage myself.
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Being an outsider at all times is both unhealthy and useful, because you become much more objective about things.
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I understand that, because there are so many musicians, you have to make artists into brands, but I sometimes feel like I have to be some kind of non-human icon in order for people to listen to my music.

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