“When I came into this industry, I was never afraid to be myself.”

Never stop loving me.

We need to try to unite audiences, unite countries, join musical tastes, unite people.

If I have a platform and a voice, I should use it for my people.

My goal in music is to create nostalgic moments.

My style has always been my own, just like my flow and style.

I think that by staying true to myself and making music from my heart, the blessings come.

When I arrived, at first a lot of people were like, ‘This kid is different.’

There’s people that appreciate what I do; there’s people that criticize it.

Everyone has been in love, at some point or another.

How difficult it is to deal with myself.

The music we do is for people to enjoy, dance and sing to it.

I don’t want to be fake. I’m just being me. And I have the power to break stereotypes and whatever useless rules that society puts on us.

Music is something no one can control.

I’ve never liked February 14.

I always liked different things, rare things.

If you forget where you started, the safest thing on the road you forget where you wanted to go.

Are you so afraid that you are willing to trade your freedom for security?

You can’t be afraid of getting old. Old is good, if you’re gathering in life. Our band is good at understanding that equation.

Oh, you who are trying to learn the marvel of Love through the copy book of reason, I’m very much afraid that you will never really see the point.

She said, ‘I’m so afraid.’ And I said, ‘why?,’ and she said, ‘Because I’m so profoundly happy, Dr. Rasul. Happiness like this is frightening.’ I asked her why and she said, ‘They only let you be this happy if they’re preparing to take something from you.

Am I more afraid of failing or succeeding?

Words have taken hostage of my tongue. All the things I’m too afraid to say collect like volcanic ash in my lungs. Vulnerabilities bleed on paper but leave my mouth – never.

There was always a minority afraid of something, and a great majority afraid of the dark, afraid of the future, afraid of the past, afraid of the present, afraid of themselves and shadows of themselves.

Think of all the girls who could become top athletes but quit sports because they’re afraid of having too many defined muscles and being made fun of or called unattractive.