',Alive' stems from emotional growth and contentment. Before writing the song, I was swimming in a pool of hurt, guilt and spiritual discomfort. Instead of drowning, I decided to embrace these feelings and express gratitude for the lessons learned. With this new-found sense of life, I am stronger and happier than ever.

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Categorized in : I Am Life Song Gratitude

When the flowers start blooming, I like to ride my bike.

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flowers ride start bike

I feel like the moon is a very beautiful woman. She's in control.

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beautiful-woman woman moon beautiful

Red has always been my color, because red stands out.

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because always red color

I'm not a fan of cold weather.

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cold-weather fan cold weather

My creative juices flow seasonally.

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juices flow creative

' Shoes' is very pink and yellow, and maybe orange, very bright, whereas 'Midnight Moonlight' is purple and blue and - I don't know - gray.

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pink shoes blue yellow

I like to thrift. I think it's the funnest thing ever. But it's a sport: You have to wake up, eat, and then it's a whole day.

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day think you wake-up

I wear scarves all the time. Even in the summer, I wear scarves - even a thin one. My old vocal teacher told me that, and I stick to it. The only time I get sick is when I forget to wear my scarf. I don't know, it might be mental, but it works for me.

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me sick time teacher

I'm a very colorful person.

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person very colorful

The Telephone Tour with Noname was a beautiful experience. Because this was only my second tour, I was not quite prepared for the small details that touring entails. I quickly realized how imperative it is to to sleep, eat healthily, and rest my voice.

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rest experience sleep beautiful

The idea for 'Midnight Moonlight' was mostly inspired by the moon herself. Advancing from my previous EP 'Moon Shoes,' I felt it necessary to dig a little deeper into who I am and the relationship between my music and the moon.

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i-am shoes music relationship

If you leave this world with a full heart, then that is a beautiful life. And that's what I want.

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you heart beautiful life

My first tattoo is a French proverb, and it says, 'Dream your life, live your dreams.'

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live dreams your-dreams life

The common thread between 'Moon Shoes' and 'Midnight Moonlight' would definitely be their connection to the moon. However, I feel they both capture a very different quality of the moon. Perhaps 'Moon Shoes' epitomizes the moon during the summer, while 'Midnight Moonlight' the winter.

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shoes quality moon winter

I've been really in touch with my girly side.

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touch side been girly

I like very funky stuff - I tend to be attracted to flare pants and anything that has glitter.

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anything like glitter pants

I was exposed to a lot of OutKast, Timbaland, Eminem, and my mom introduced me to India.Arie and Erykah Badu, so I guess I'm a mash-up of those styles.

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guess those me mom

I started playing piano and guitar when I was in elementary school, and then I was finally like, 'I want to sing.' So I started taking voice lessons and decided I wanted to go to an art school and take music seriously.

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guitar music art school

My songwriting process is based on a formula: Color, tone, words. When I hear production, I initially identify the color that resonates with me. From there, I am able to translate the color into tone or emotion, which may depend on a number of things.

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words i-am me color

I think it's very easy to get lost in the idea of touring and forget that your body is not a machine and can only function if you treat it with love.

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treat think you love