- Experiencing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Gate
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of my favorite artists didn't sell much out the gate. I didn't with Common at first. Neither did first albums from Outkast, Nas, or Jay Z. It doesn't scare me.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, the '80s was great because you had Boy George, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Prince, and Cyndi Lauper. No one put boxes saying this is urban, this is popular, this is underground. It was just good or bad.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I graduated in '91, so the '90s for me were very much the first years out of school, so I can't really look at that decade as independent of my own experience of my 20s, really.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always felt some kind of connection to people who are kind of over-smart. People who over-think things to the point of some sort of paralysis, and I think that certainly can be me on any given day.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are the people who overthink making mix CDs and playlists, and how that works generationally is all really interesting to me.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I act, but I'm not necessarily an actor. Acting is just the first thing people see when they look at me. So I'd like to do more things.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
There was just a moment when I fell in love with singing, probably when I started listening to Ben Howard and his album 'I Forget Where We Were.' I fell in love with that album, and that album really made me fall in love with singing.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
To think that any animal would be trapped makes me so sad. It's like living in your bedroom for your entire life and never being able to go outside.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted people to connect to me on that level where I can write about anything, but it would still make someone feel a certain way.
- Nov 07, 2020
If I could borrow anything from Miley, it would be her stage confidence. For me, that's just going to come with time.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Of course, my sister and my dad, I respect as musicians and look up to them, but people kind of forget that they're my family, so my first reaction isn't always, 'Let me see what my dad and Miley think about this record.'
- Nov 07, 2020