I don’t have a background in music, and I have a short attention span. If you put me in the studio every day, I’m gonna get lost.
SZAI feel like when you say ‘activist,’ you have to have so much clarity, and I don’t always necessarily have so much clarity on how I want to help others, I just have this weird, deep urge to help other people. I’m trying to let God guide my body and use it as whatever kind of vehicle or vessel it needs to be.
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I’m a visual learner, so the film is a huge inspiration to me.
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I was a funky kid.
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I love cuffing season. It’s a very inspiring season for those who want to be inspired.
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I do a lot of strange things.
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It’s so hard for me to focus on things for a long time that I’m not incredibly passionate about.
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I was born in St. Louis, but I’m from Maplewood, New Jersey. Maplewood is completely different than the rest of New Jersey. It’s very small. It’s quietly affluent but more low-key. Lauryn Hill is from my town, though.
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I don’t feel ashamed to be loud, which is an argument I’ve had with lots of men, who thought I was too sassy and unladylike.
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Especially when I’m nervous, my mind is running a mile a minute. My ADHD speaks for me before I can speak for me.
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My music is touching people in whatever spaces they need to be touched in.
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God forever working harder than satan.
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I feel like every outfit I have ever planned ahead is trash.
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I want to excel at something, to follow through, to not be afraid.
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I’ve been known to wear pajamas onstage for the sole reason of wanting to make sure I’m free enough to execute new things vocally on stage and give my best performance possible.
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I’m very into details, so I watch movies just for the details.
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On Halloween, because we don’t celebrate it, my dad would drive me somewhere, anywhere different. Like Little Italy in New York to walk around and teach me all about the food and culture.
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