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I think fame is such a scary thing, and it's something I can never understand. It's terrifying, but it's the only way I get to do what I love every day, you know?
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I was one of those weird kids who didn't really speak or smile. I remember my teachers would call home and ask if everything was fine at home because I would never smile. Then I got into this phase, from maybe fourth to eighth grade, where my personality just did a 180.
Alessia Cara
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We all act like we know everything in life, but nobody really does. That's what I want people to realize. For me, I know that I'm the same person. Nothing has changed. My family and friends know that.
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This industry kind of forces you to grow up very quickly.
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I don't really dance. I don't drink or smoke. Being at parties is very awkward.
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I don't want to have one hit, one song of the summer, and then have me disappear forever. I really want my things to last, and I want my songs and my bodies of work to resonate with people. I want to hit people - at least make a dent in them. I want to make a mark somehow.
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Both my parents are Italian. My mom was born and raised in Italy. My dad was born in Canada, but then they moved to Italy.
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Maybe I'm not a typical pop star, but I don't think there's a mould for a pop star or singer. You can do whatever you want.
Alessia Cara
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Once you put songs out, they're not yours anymore. They're everyone else's.
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When you give your all as an artist, and all people can talk about is what pants you're wearing, it's really frustrating.
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I'm a fan of real singers. I just gravitate towards that.
Alessia Cara -
In second grade, I told a bunch of kids there was a homeless person living between the portable classrooms outside our school. It caused panic, and the principal had to announce on the P.A. system that no one was living there. I pretended I didn't know who started the rumor.
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When I write, I like squeezing as many words as possible into each bar - I've listened to the Fugees and Lauryn Hill for as long as I can remember, so probably a big chunk of it subconsciously comes from that.
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You can do anything and be a star. You can dress like however you want, and you can do whatever you want. If you wanna wear meat suits like Lady Gaga, good. She's freaking amazing! She's doing that, and she's unbelievable. I can wear T-shirts and still be great, too. So that's just what I'm proving to people.
Alessia Cara
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I feel New York is too crazy for me, especially when you go to Times Square.
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I want to show people that I am comfortable enough to go on national television and just be myself.
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Other than the 'Sesame Street' soundtrack, which I was obsessed with, the first artist I really felt I'd discovered on my own was Amy Winehouse. She was the first female artist I wanted to write like and sing like and be like.
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Frank Ocean would be incredible; I'd love to be a sponge and absorb everything he says. Every song he puts out, I'm like, 'Why didn't I think of this?'
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When I was really young, I was convinced I wanted to be a visual artist. I would paint and draw and make crafts.
Alessia Cara -
I always told myself that if I was going to be given a voice, I might as well say something worth listening to and not something that's just going to feed people stupidity.
Alessia Cara
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Body image is something that girls struggle with every day, and it's something that I struggle with every day.
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I just want to keep my normal life for as long as possible.
Alessia Cara -
We all just need to love ourselves and believe in ourselves.
Alessia Cara -
I think we all have the right to feel 100 percent beautiful and 100 percent confident without pleasing anybody 'cause we're not here for anybody else.
Alessia Cara