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Listening to Alabama Shakes made me less self-conscious about my voice.

SZA

I’m a Scorpio with a Pisces moon. I am very critical of myself. I’m actually way less critical of others than I am of myself. I’m in my own head a lot. It’s hard and really discouraging.
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Courage Myself Spiritual Worth
My anxiety stems from my lack of control no matter what.
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Control Myself
I think we all do: I think we wonder if we’re supposed to be here if we’re doing the right thing if we even want to be here. At least, I do all the time.
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Myself Right Thinking Time Wonderful
I’m a visual learner, so the film is a huge inspiration to me.
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Inspirational Learning Myself
I just think I have too much anxiety to listen to music. Sometimes it feels like noise, and sometimes it’s so affecting that I can’t recover from it.
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Feeling Listen Music Myself Recovery Thinking
There’s something different about growing up black and Muslim, especially in New Jersey. It’s like when I left the mosque and I left my dad, I felt unprotected, but I also felt a weird sense of pride, like I was involved in this other way of living that was cool to me.
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Different Father Grow Up Live Pride Protection Religion Weird
People grapple with labeling me as hip-hop, R&B, or pop, and it’s interesting to me. I’m just making music.
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Music Myself People
Father if you don’t take me any further I honor the gifts you’ve given me thus far.
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Acceptance Gift God Gratitude Myself Religious
Wearing a hijab never made me feel any more conservative – it made me feel safe. Then, after 9/11, I became the butt of a joke on the playground, so I stopped wearing it. Kids can be really cruel when you’re the only black girl in your Girl Scout troop.
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Black Feeling Myself Safety
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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Focus Myself Passionate Time
I have an abundant amount of love in my life, and I’m grateful for that.
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Gratitude Life Love Myself Thankful
I learned everything the hard way – like, literally, everything. I know that God does that to people that he has lessons for. I just wish that I had learned less extreme lessons.
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God Hope Learning Lesson Myself People
I try to think of myself as a chic fishing grandpa aesthetically.
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Design Fashion Myself Thinking
I definitely get inspiration from the ‘gram. I mean, Instagram is Google, essentially. I love looking at pictures of beautiful women.
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Beautiful Inspirational Love Myself Photograph Woman
I don’t enjoy being interviewed. I feel like it exhausts a lot of my energy. I feel empty after.
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Empty Feeling Enjoyment Myself
Desperately yearning to accept its all as it should be.
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Acceptance Reality

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