Rachel Platten Quotes
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I like to be supportive and a role model.
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I've always sung in choirs and acapella groups, but when I was in college, I finally started writing songs and playing with a band, and that ignited a desire to do it full time and pour everything I had into it.
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'Stand By You' is about sticking by the person you love not only when things are easy, but being there for them during trials and letting them know they aren't alone.
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It didn't scare me to be vulnerable because I think that's when you get something great.
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Vocally, I have learned to find my strength, and my voice has developed a lot since 'Be Here.' I learned to sing with all of my body.
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When I wrote 'Fight Song,' I was in a particular low point. I needed to remind myself to not give up, that I still believed in myself and that I still had fight left.
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I have a song about being in love. I have a song about being supportive. There's inspiring ones, and there's some that show a little bit more fun and daring. It really is a range of who I am.
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I wish I'd gone to music school or just started playing in bands sooner.
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Even if I'm making music for people for $20 a night, at least I'm making music.
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I love playing sports. I'm overly eager and aggressive and not very skilled, so it leads to many small injuries.
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I like structure, cool, hip songs, and fun, hooky music.
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I'm a fighter, and I don't take no for an answer.
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I feel crazy that me sticking with my dreams actually worked. It's wild and incredible.
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In general, I think the world is a good place if you work hard, believe in yourself, have good intentions, and if you are kind to people, I believe that good things happen to you.
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I didn't grow up with musical influences in my family.
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I do a lot of visualisations and meditation and a lot of hippie stuff.
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My friends and family have always been extremely supportive, but the support I've received from fans has been so overwhelming. I love hearing all of their 'Fight Song' stories; I have been so inspired by so many of them.
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I've been doing this career for a really long time, but there was not a lot of reason, at the time when I wrote 'Fight Song,' to believe that I should keep going.
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Andy Grammer is probably the closest friend I have in the music industry, so touring with him was just incredible. He's such a soulful, kind guy, and he gives great advice. And he also scares me a lot. He does a lot of pranks.
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I used to visit London when I was younger with my family. I feel very close to the city.
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I learned a lot from playing those late-night, 1-to-4 A.M. gigs with my band, and playing when no one was listening.
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I had my first concert in front of 80,000 people at the International Soca Monarch Finals.
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I love Kelly Clarkson's message, and I've heard comparisons to P!nk.
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Food-wise, oh man, I tend to really indulge on vacation because a lot of my friends are incredible chefs. One friend makes an eggplant parmesan that is heavenly and melts in your mouth, and another makes a chocolate pudding that I can't resist.