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I had all these singles come out within a two-month period, and then nothing for almost two years. You start to feel a little irrelevant. You realize how many people there are trying to be songwriters and how competitive it is and how political things can be.
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When you start to have success, people look at you differently and expect more from you. With that comes a lot of pressure to perform, so it can be a little overwhelming.
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It's ingrained in people's minds that it's a typecast and a stereotype that women are just emotional and crazy.
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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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I just wanted to write the songs. I never wanted to sing them.
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I do love all types of music. I could be in a session for eight hours, and when I leave, I'll instinctively go to the radio or put on my favourite songs.
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Women often don't want to be typecast as the girl that's sad.
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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.
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An artist could have a really big relationship, and then they break up, and any song after that, people are automatically going to assume that that song is about that person.
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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.
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I think that women are afraid to be vulnerable because they think it makes them look weak.
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Working with new people can be really hard and nerve-wracking. When you don't know the person, it's like being on a blind date.
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The Weeknd's 'Can't Feel My Face' is very experimental. It's pop meets urban meets indie meets alternative.
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It's 2016. Men are more vulnerable than ever.
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If I get writer's block - this is going to sound funny - I take a shower. Something about the water feels like I'm cleaning my brain as well as my body.
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There is so much power in vulnerability, and I am proud to be that typecast.
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It never feels like work. I get to go to the studio and be with my friends every day and write new things and experiment with new sounds. We just have a blast.
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I've always been a writer. I've always loved words, ever since I was a kid.
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My favorite food is hot Cheetos. I could eat those every day.
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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.
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I have, like, sensory overload problems.
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When you first start out, people think this is super easy and you find your crew super quick. But you've really got to go through songwriter boot camp to find your people.
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Stylistically, things are becoming cooler. People are trying different things and combining genres.
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I just want to write fun, interesting music that pushes boundaries and is still true to myself. I want people to feel something.