I never really thought of myself as someone who was gifted.

I go to my mom’s house and she’ll make me do the dishes or clean up.

I really just wanted it to be about the music, and get away from, ‘Who is she with?’ and ‘What is she wearing?’

We live in an era of social media. We care more about looks, popularity and followers than about real music. And I wanted to get away from that.

Some people, they make these assumptions before they even listen to the music.

Good things take time.

I definitely study the greats.

I’m just going to keep doing what I’ve been doing.

The fact that I can travel around the world doing what I love is such a blessing. I’ve learned that traveling is such an important thing; there’s so many beautiful things out there and we get worried about such little things.

I’m all about comfort.

As an artist, you’re very sensitive about your art. And you feel like, ‘Am I doing the right thing? Am I making the right music?’

All the gossip – I’m not about that at all. The drama.

All of my music is based off my life experiences.

After I graduated from high school, I was like, let’s see what happens. I took the time to develop my artistry and my songs, and tried to figure out who I am and what my message is.

A lot of women need to know that they don’t have to conform, they don’t have to take no for an answer.

I want women to really feel how honest and vulnerable I am and to understand that they are not alone and that these are all human emotions.

I’d rather have quality over quantity. It’s about perfecting each song and making sure it’s what you want to do. And then even with what I share it’s all very strategic.

Sometimes it’s all about hype, and I didn’t want hype.

To live your truth and sing your truth, that defines success.

As a person, I’m just trying to be better than I was yesterday and continue to elevate.

Some people want the attention, some people want the spotlight, and that just wasn’t it for me.

Being anonymous, I thought I’d just release the music and see what happens organically.

People are gonna listen to the music whether or not I reveal myself.

I wanted people to just accept the music for what it is without any judgment and being anonymous was the best way to do that.

I just love music, and that’s what I want people to see and respect.