There is so much power in vulnerability, and I am proud to be that typecast.
JULIA MICHAELSThere is so much power in vulnerability, and I am proud to be that typecast.
JULIA MICHAELSWorking with new people can be really hard and nerve-wracking. When you don’t know the person, it’s like being on a blind date.
JULIA MICHAELSHula-hooping. It makes me feel free. My stepsister introduced me to it. I used to have panic attacks all the time, and she hula-hooped to cope with her own anxiety.
JULIA MICHAELSI would give anything to hold your hands like this again.
JULIA MICHAELSI do love all types of music. I could be in a session for eight hours, and when I leave, I’ll instinctively go to the radio or put on my favourite songs.
JULIA MICHAELSI have, like, sensory overload problems.
JULIA MICHAELSIt’s ingrained in people’s minds that it’s a typecast and a stereotype that women are just emotional and crazy.
JULIA MICHAELSI just want to write fun, interesting music that pushes boundaries and is still true to myself. I want people to feel something.
JULIA MICHAELSIf you listen to the radio, it’s all men who are emotional and women who are sexual. There’s nothing wrong with that! It definitely should be the case, but it makes me sad that women are afraid to be emotional because it makes them look weak.
JULIA MICHAELSI’m very emotional and vulnerable.
JULIA MICHAELSI’ve written poetry most of my life.
JULIA MICHAELSWhen you start to have success, people look at you differently and expect more from you. With that comes a lot of pressure to perform, so it can be a little overwhelming.
JULIA MICHAELSOnce I heard how deep music could touch people and what it can make you feel and all of these emotions it could bring out, I was really fascinated with it all.
JULIA MICHAELSI just wanted to write the songs. I never wanted to sing them.
JULIA MICHAELSStylistically, things are becoming cooler. People are trying different things and combining genres.
JULIA MICHAELSI think artists are aware that talking gives a songwriter so much material. If they just tell us what’s happening, it’s so much easier for us to write a song that’s specific to them.
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