For me, every music video is a hurdle. Every time I do a music video, I'm constantly fighting to get my point across. As a gay woman, that's also a big hurdle. Hayley Kiyoko More Quotes by Hayley Kiyoko More Quotes From Hayley Kiyoko We all want to be loved. We all want to feel accepted. We all want to feel content. And life is hard. Hayley Kiyoko lovedfeellife-is-hardlife My friends call my style 'old man chic.' I wear loafers and stylish sweatpants. I love to stay comfortable, so I definitely funk it up, but I'm always comfortable. I wear lots of hats and feathers, and I kind of have a little obsession with Native American jewelry. Hayley Kiyoko manfriendsstylelove I like to be a part of shows that are trying to make waves and changes. Hayley Kiyoko waveschangesliketrying In the dating game, the world is difficult because people don't communicate, or they communicate, but then their actions speak louder than words. Hayley Kiyoko wordsgamepeopleworld Everyone uses art for different reasons: We use it as entertainment. We use it as an escape. We use it as comfort. Everyone uses it for different reasons. Hayley Kiyoko escapeentertainmentcomfortart Being young is so hard. You're surrounded by judgment and fear. Hayley Kiyoko beingyouhardfear I've always wanted my lyrics to say something meaningful and, you know, you always want to tell a message with your art. So yes, as I continue to write music, I will write about things that are real and things that I feel aren't written about a lot. Hayley Kiyoko feelyoumusicart When I approach my music and my music videos, obviously all of the subjects and stories that I tell come from an honest, truthful place and the experiences that I've had. Hayley Kiyoko videosplacetellmusic My journey has really been trying to normalize girls loving girls. Hayley Kiyoko lovingmy-journeyjourneytrying I'm grateful to the LGBTQ community for giving me the courage to write music about who I am and not just about my sexual orientation. Hayley Kiyoko megratefulmusiccourage I really never imagined that I could ever even direct anything, so 'Girls Like Girls' was co-directed. Hayley Kiyoko evenanythingneverlike I've been parading around, leading people, being loud, since forever. Hayley Kiyoko beingloudforeverpeople I think it's just important for people to lead by example. Hayley Kiyoko justthinkimportantpeople My motto is to help people love themselves sooner. I can't teach them how to do that. They have to figure that out on their own - that's their journey. Hayley Kiyoko mottojourneylovepeople I loved the idea of how all these guys always are stealing other guys' girls and I was like, 'There's no female anthem for a girl stealing another guy's girl,' and that is the coolest thing ever. Hayley Kiyoko lovedlikealwaysgirl My mom choreographed the top Olympians; she's really the queen of ice in her world, so I kind of get my directorial bug from her because she's really good at telling people what to do! Hayley Kiyoko queengoodpeopleworld It's tough as an artist to have such a specific vision for your video in mind when you write a song. Reaching out to directors is like going on blind dates and trying to find someone who sees the exact vision behind your music, which can be really difficult. Hayley Kiyoko youvisionmusicsong I just love storytelling. I write music to tell stories. So when I'm done writing a song, I take it and go, 'Okay. How can I interpret these lyrics differently?' I love taking lyrics that were so close to me at a certain point in my life and then revamping them. I always want to take things to the next level. Hayley Kiyoko memusiclovelife I just want to make art that connects with people and moves them on an emotional level. Any time I can put out music and place a story behind it and have people watch it and go, 'Wow, I was affected by that,' to me, feels like I've done my job. Hayley Kiyoko memusictimeart On a very small scale, I kind of understand why the directors that I work with do certain things. I don't consider myself an incredible director. I'm not ready to do movies by any means. But, I feel like I can be a better actress now that I've been on the other side and kind of understand the process and more of the technical aspects of it. Hayley Kiyoko feelbettermyselfwork
