Alisa Xayalith Quotes

New Zealand, Music Artist
August 25, 1986

Vocalist and keyboard player most well known as one of the faces of the Auckland-born band The Naked and Famous. The band has become acclaimed throughout New Zealand, winning seven New Zealand Music Awards in just 2011, including Single of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best Group.

The merit of the music should be based on music, not the way people look.

Alisa Xayalith
- Music
- Look
- Merit
It’s like my greatest accomplishment in life so far, and I haven’t committed myself to anything for as long as I’ve committed myself to music, to the band and you know we’ve been through so many trials and tribulations and yet that didn’t break it, you know?

Alisa Xayalith

They just keep going, and if it doesn’t work they keep going, and it’s really inspiring to be kind of living amongst all these creatively wonderful people.

Alisa Xayalith
Everything's so different, moving so fast. People consume things at such a crazy rate like it's here today gone tomorrow onto the next thing. It’s such a competitive industry nowadays. There’s such an oversaturation of so many bands.

Alisa Xayalith
There’s a lot of pressure on women in music. Even if we’ve done the most incredible things, there’s always that smidge of insecurity. It’s like trying to train yourself to groom your ego a bit and tell yourself that you are enough.

Alisa Xayalith
- Music
- Women
- Pressure