Alessia Cara Quotes
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Having a mom as a hairdresser was really awesome: I was always her test dummy. I've had every style, every color you could imagine.
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We should just know that we can all create this special, safe place within ourselves that we can feel comfortable in and that doesn't necessarily have to be with other people.
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Everywhere I go, every city, they're always like, 'What's in the water in Canada? What's in the water in Toronto?'
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When I was eight, I told my best friend I got a Hilary Duff autograph, but I just signed it myself.
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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.
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I barely have time to think. But the best way to stay grounded is to take it one day at a time.
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For some reason, I'm constantly attacked on social media in terms of how I dress. I've never understood that. That's been very hard.
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It's hard to consider myself one when a lot of my fans and people who are calling me a role model are people my age and sometimes older than me. I feel like they're at the same walk of life that I'm in right now, and they can probably teach me things about life, too.
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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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I don't put the focus on things that don't matter.
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I don't think a lot of artists have the freedom that I have when it comes to dressing in general.
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I'm unpolished, I guess.
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When I was shopping around trying to get signed, I made it a point to say, 'This is who I am.' I dress the way I normally dress, and I just wanted to find a label that would accept me for that.
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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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Success is when you see something, and you say, 'I want to do that,' and then you do it. It's being happy with what you do and doing what you love every day.
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I was always singing around the house, even when I was two years old.
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My house was very strange. I didn't do things other kids did because my parents were very strict - I stayed at home, quiet in my room.
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I am stubborn enough to know not to change myself.
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Cats are evil, and they hate me.
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Singing was something I always did. I really don't remember a time when I wasn't singing, even as a little child.
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I think the world is very closed-minded sometimes and very dated. We need to start opening our minds.
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The first time I sang in front of an audience, I was about 14 - it was at my guitar school's showcase, and there were about 30 people there. I was so nervous, but I did it.
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I remember making a 'thank you' video when one of my videos got to 50 views!
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I see songs in colors; I see days of the week. Each day of the week I relate to a gender, and it's very weird. I can taste words sometimes. It's very strange.