K. Flay Quotes

United States, Musician
June 30, 1985

Kristine Meredith Flaherty (born June 30, 1985), known professionally as K.Flay, is an American singer and songwriter from Wilmette, Illinois. Her album Life as a Dog, released in 2014, peaked on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart at number two, and on Billboard's Rap Albums chart at number 14. In 2016, she signed with Interscope Records as the first artist signed to Dan Reynolds' Night Street Records imprint. K.Flay was nominated for two awards at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards: Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical (for Every Where Is Some Where), and Best Rock Song (for "Blood in the Cut").

Also known as Songwriter, Singer

There's something distinct and interesting about a live performance. There's this weird immediacy that's, for me, really invigorating, and it just feels really rewarding.

K. Flay
- Live
- Interesting
- Weird
As an independent artist, you control the means of production, which is the ultimate form of empowerment.

K. Flay

I know that in my own mind, I struggle with a desire to be both entirely absent and entirely present in any given moment.

K. Flay
- Mind
- Desire
- Present
Pre-show, I warm up my voice, stretch, do a little team huddle, and sometimes throw a shot of whiskey in there, too. After the show, I hang out at merch meeting people and signing things. After that, I usually try to see friends in whatever city we're in, or if I'm super beat, listen to a podcast and pass out.

K. Flay
- People
- Up
- Friends
I think a part of me thought that I might be interested in academia because I really do love school. I mean that on all levels - I like educational environments; I like being part of that community of learning and exploration. And I like to talk.

K. Flay
- Community
- Learning
- Like
The more I talk to people who are at a place I'd like to be at, whether its music or writing, or being a doctor or entrepreneur, sometimes you get lucky, and right away something happens. But for most people, the common denominator of success is just working really hard.

K. Flay
- People
- Music
- Writing
Feeling anxious or depressed sometimes is part of what it means to be a person, and it might even be essential to success.

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Even the dark places are places. You're still somewhere.

K. Flay
- You
- Dark
- Places

A college degree is not essential, but if you're already in college, and if it's at all possible, you should definitely try to finish. In college, you have a very supportive community right there, and it can give you opportunities to try out new things.

K. Flay
- Community
- College
- Finish