As a kid I would always be in my bedroom constantly staring at the same four pink walls in it, aspiring to do all of these things. I had big dreams, and my dreams were bigger than what my life was at the time. I didn't understand why my life wasn't more interesting, but I was so oblivious to life outside of my bedroom because I was always there. I had to go about living my dreams.

Alessia Cara

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Stay true to who you are, even though that sounds cliché. It's something that's important - doing what feels right for you.

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stay-true important sound

People don't care what men wear or how they look. Unfortunately for women, the music industry is very visual and objectifying. The objectification of our bodies and using our bodies to sell things needs to change. A lot of this marketing stuff comes from men, so we definitely need more women behind the scenes.

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marketing men people

I think patience is the best thing to try to embrace.

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embrace trying thinking

I've now learned how to do it, I can write anywhere. I'm the type of person that will get a random idea and then I'll have to write it down and then continue on it. It can be anywhere. It doesn't have to be a set place.

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down-and writing ideas

With different scenarios and different places, I think it's easier for me to get inspired; I'm seeing different things.

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inspired different thinking

I feel people are seeing me as a true artist rather than a singer, or an entertainer, or a girl who just makes songs.

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girl artist song

If I'm experiencing a different thing every day and seeing a new environment every day, it can create a different mood or different feeling.

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environment different feelings

The fact that people are embracing me so well as a new artist and being taken so seriously is something I'm really surprised by.

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artist taken people

YouTube was a way for people to hear me and for me to say, "Hey, I can sing this song, I'm not in front of you yet because I'm too shy, but here's how I sound for now."

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sound song people

I feel New York is too crazy for me, especially when you go to Times Square.

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crazy squares new-york

It's hard to be taken seriously if you're a young, female artist making pop music; you never know how people are going to react.

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I want everything, no matter what concept or genre, to feel real, because it is real. I want to keep making real music, I hope people remember me for that, that's a good thing to be remembered for.

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real want people

The fact that I'm getting appreciated and praised alone is a crazy moment because I never thought it would happen.

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crazy appreciated facts

No matter what I put out, no matter what genre - because I feel like I'm going to experiment with everything - I hope people will see that it's true to me, that it's honest, and nobody ever thinks that I'm inauthentic.

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matter people thinking

It's really great that people are seeing me as a credible person. That alone is great. And the fact that people make fan accounts for me and recognize me now sometimes is really strange and cool.

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fans facts people

I will not let everything I’ve worked for be diminished by people taking offence[sic] to my accomplishments and feeling the need to tell me how much I suck. here’s something fun! I’ve been thinking I suck since I was old enough to know what sucking meant. I’ve beat u to it. And that’s why this means a lot to me.

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I keep my hair curly and natural because I really just wanna show who I am.

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curly i-am just hair

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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city go canada water

People want to create something bigger for themselves, and making up drama that isn't there gives people the impression that they have haters. It's all for attention so it looks like they are important.

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haters important people looks

Talent is talent, but fashion is separate, and it shouldn't be used to judge me as a singer.

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