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Plantin’ lemon trees since I was twenty-three

Julia Michaels

For the first three years, when I was writing, I was doing sessions with a whole bunch of different people all the time every day until I met Lindy Robbins, who kind of mentored me. And then, once you find that, all the pieces come together.
JULIA MICHAELS

Different Myself Person Pieces Time Togetherness Writing
I would give anything to hold your hands like this again.
JULIA MICHAELS

Hands Hold Important Myself
If 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 MICHAELS

Appearance Emotional Listening Man Sex Weakness Woman
My favorite food is hot Cheetos. I could eat those every day.
JULIA MICHAELS

Eat Food Myself
There is so much power in vulnerability, and I am proud to be that typecast.
JULIA MICHAELS

Myeself Power Proud Vulnerability
I think that women are afraid to be vulnerable because they think it makes them look weak.
JULIA MICHAELS

Afraid Appearance Thinking Vulnerable Weakness Woman
I’ve always been a writer. I’ve always loved words, ever since I was a kid.
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Children Love Myself Word Writing
My sister was the singer, and I always had the mentality there could only be one in the family.
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Family Mental Oneself Sing Sister Thinking
Still finding silly string in weird places.
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Children Place Weird
I definitely always thought of myself as a songwriter before a singer.
JULIA MICHAELS

Myself Sing Song Thinking Writing
Once 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 MICHAELS

Deep Emotion Feeling Music Myself People Touch
I 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.
JULIA MICHAELS

Artist Aware Easy Material Talk Thinking Writing
People are going to assume whatever they want to assume.
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People Thinking
I write songs for myself, but I never keep them. I’m like, ‘O.K., that was my therapy – it’s out of my body now. I’m going to give it to somebody else so it can be their therapy, too.’
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Body Myself Song Therapy Writing
I’ve been the person who hides behind people and lets everyone else do their thing, and I’ve been content there.
JULIA MICHAELS

Hide Myself People Person Satisfaction
I just remember really loving words and writing about anything I could, and the way I’d remember things, like my library card number, was to make a melody.
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Library Love Myself Remember Word Writing

Plantin’ lemon trees since I was twenty-three

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