I moved out to L.A. when I was 17, dropped out of high school, and pursued a career in music. Skylar Grey More Quotes by Skylar Grey More Quotes From Skylar Grey Your personal life, your professional life, and your creative life are all intertwined. I went through a few very difficult years where I felt like a failure. But it was actually really important for me to go through that. Struggle, for me, is the most inspirational thing in the world at the end of the day - as long as you treat it that way. Skylar Grey strugglelongyears Once I've learned all those things and gotten through the hard times, I come out feeling really powerful. Skylar Grey hard-timespowerfulfeelings I discovered that my insecurities and my flaws were things that I actually need to embrace, and I let them become my superpowers. Skylar Grey insecurityflawsneeds But do you ever think of me, when you lie? Lie down in your bed, your bed of lies. Skylar Grey bedlyingthinking I would say that nobody is going to work harder for your career than yourself - the one with the vision. No matter how many people you hire, nobody is going to get is as much as yourself does. So it's really important to be your own leader at all times and not hand it all off, otherwise the whole empire will fall apart. Skylar Grey hard-workhandsfall My mom always puts a grapefruit in my stocking. I like grapefruit, but why put it in a stocking like it's a gift? It's almost as bad as coal. Skylar Grey grapefruitcoalmom I didnt have any knowledge of the music industry when I first got to L.A., and I really didnt know on a creative level what I wanted to sound like, so I had to do a lot of experimenting. It led to a spiral of depression and being broke. Skylar Grey levelscreativesound Expectations are an evil thing. Skylar Grey evil-thingsexpectationsevil Putting out a debut album is a bit scary - I want it to be just right, so I took some extra time to finish it. Eminem's increased involvement has been such a blessing; I'm getting guidance from an artist I really admire and trust. Skylar Grey extra-timeartistblessing Don't Look Down” is her official debut as Skylar Grey, the singer, born Holly Brook Hafermann and raised in Mazomanie, Wis., has been making albums since she was a tween. Grey and her mother sang as a folk duo under the name Generations; they released three indie discs. “I learned a lot about professionalism, how the show must go on even though I feel like [expletive] sometimes,” Grey remembers. “I have a lot of experience in the studio, performing onstage, talking to an audience. I learned most of that stuff when I was performing with my mom. Skylar Grey mommothertalking One of my biggest problems is I get bored too easily, and I like to experiment too much, to the point where I confuse myself and I confuse my fans. Skylar Grey boredtoo-muchfans I write a lot about the past because I really see things clearly in hindsight. Skylar Grey hindsightwritingpast I love New York. I first came here with my Mom when I was in 9th grade. I took the subway for the first time and the doors closed between me and my Mom, and I was so scared. I could see her through the window and I didn't know what to do. I got off at the next stop and she caught up to me, but I couldn't stop crying. Skylar Grey momnew-yorkdoors I think, honestly, that a lot of people think I'm sad and dark all the time, because of the music I have made. But there's a huge part of my personality that's really energetic, outgoing and goofy. Skylar Grey darkpeoplethinking Honestly, I don't recommend anyone get into music. If you have something else that you're good at, do that instead. This is a really tough world to live in. Skylar Grey honestlytoughworld Writing songs for other people was never the goal for me. Skylar Grey writingsongpeople I always knew I wanted to do music, but it took me a long time to figure out how to exactly do that. With my first record deal, everything kinda fell apart. I wasn't ready for it, I didn't know how to handle the business side at all. I thought as soon as I got a record deal, everything would fall into place and I wouldn't have to really do any work anymore. I could just make music, and be successful. Well that was not the case and everything fell apart for a period of time. Skylar Grey successfullongfall I actually quit music and I thought maybe I chose the wrong career. But, I isolated myself in a cabin in the woods for a while and that's where I fell back in love with music. Just being isolated out there, eliminating all these opinions that I endured during my time in LA and the music industry, all the rejection, it was really hard on me and my creativity. So by isolating myself in the wilderness, I was able to fall back in love with music. It was always ingrained in me, always in my blood, but I just lost it for a minute. Skylar Grey rejectioncreativityfall It's very easy to fall back unto my old ways when I'm working a lot. It's important for me to continue to find solitude and peace in nature and escape the city and the industry as much as possible. That's where I reconnect and remind myself what I learned in that time in the woods when I was isolated and I recharge myself. If I don't have that, it would be really easy for me to fall apart again. Skylar Grey solitudeimportantfall The best songs for me come from the search for joy. You're in a negative place maybe, but you're still striving to improve yourself and find happiness. 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