
Sometimes things become very stereotypical and one-sided, and I feel like it's such a colorful world.”
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“A lot of times I watch TV and I watch film and there's so many things I'd love to talk about that I feel don't get the opportunity to be shown. And I felt like I needed to create things that were timeless too.” When I saw what was built there, it made me understand how powerful we are, that we can create anything. “I was tired and I had overworked myself and burnt myself out. “I grew up in the theater, my mother is an actress, I was always around the world of acting and theater.” You're simply on the path to discovering it.” “Everything you want to be, you already are. The smaller you strip things down, the more you depend on the songs and yourself, as opposed to arrangements.” “When I perform in front of large audiences, I'm much more comfortable, because I've already performed in front of tiny audiences - which is much harder, honestly. “Create the world you want, and fill it with the opportunities that matter to you.” “Something I've learned from people like U2, the Stones and Lenny Kravitz is that the grind of live shows is so necessary. I love discovering new music, new writers, or new art.” There are so many wonderful and talented people in the world. “I don't know if I'd go with an alien to space. I was becoming this perfectly chiselled sculpture, and that was bad. “I'm a very positive person, but this whole concept of having to always be nice, always smiling, always happy, that's not real. I owe it them to represent them in a way that they can be proud of.” But the people who've always been supportive of me and have always seen me for my greatest potential-those are the people who I feel like I owe something to. So, in that regard, I don't feel like I owe anything. When you say "industry," I think of a group of people who don't really care much about you and treat you as a commodity. “I do feel like I owe something, but not to the industry. “Still when I'm a mess I still put on a vest With an 'S' on my chest Oh yes, I'm a Superwoman” Sometimes I just feel like certain things are so glossed over and covered up and swept under the rug and I just want to bring them out.” I dream about bringing more realism into the world. I dream about being able to express myself through acting and writing, definitely. I dream about helping others who I know and love, helping them realize their dreams. “I dream about speaking in big forums about issues that need to be spoken about. It just represents the songs through my eyes.” It's a very moody key, and also 'A' is the first letter of my name. “A Minor is one of my all-time favorite keys to play in. Unfortunately, I don't think that's a priority for people, because the few artists who do have the nerve to take a stand for what they believe get shut down in a way.” That, to me, is part of being an artist-having the voice to express things that need to be verbalized and brought to light. “The artists who have inspired me the most in my life are the ones who have really had something to say and stand up for. Music is a universal language that is meant to unify audiences in peace and love, and that is the spirit of our show.” “I look forward to my first visit to Israel. That's why it's so important to know who you are and stand up for something.” “Business can change you, and chew you up, and spit you out, and be rid of you, and on to the next thing. “Here's my pet peeve: The not-so-unstated rule that all women are only to be treated as sexual objects and gawked at-you know, sitting up against a car, washing something, bending over, licking something. “I'm not ashamed of what I am and that I have curves and that I'm thick. “Fear is not a part of my vocabulary, actually, and I think that it's really made me a much smarter, braver for sure, person.” “You're stronger, and you're better, and you're ready for whatever.” I really try to stay focused on being really positive.” “At the end of the day, so many things that we hold so much value with, it just doesn't even mean anything. “I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I'm discovering who I am.”
