Once you're comfortable with the way that you're dressing, you express yourself a lot more, and you're just able to have a lot more fun. Khalid More Quotes by Khalid More Quotes From Khalid I use my clothing choices as a way to express how I feel. Khalid clothing feel choices way Falling in love in high school and falling out of love - it's very digital. I've had breakups where they've called me to tell me we were done, and I've gotten a lot of text messages from an old girlfriend letting me know how she felt about me after we had ended everything. Khalid me falling-in-love love school Positivity, confidence, and persistence are key in life, so never give up on yourself. Khalid never-give-up never confidence life I suffer from anxiety, moments of depression. I'm in my head so much, and I'm thinking so much, I'm playing a tug-of-war within my mind. Khalid anxiety mind depression thinking I would classify myself as an individual. That's what I try to stay true with - being myself, 100 percent. Khalid true try myself being-myself I always try to be nice. I never want to be that person that anyone perceives as being rude or disrespectful, 'cause that's not me at all. Khalid never me rude nice My mom raised a self-aware kid. I wasn't like the typical alpha male. I wasn't afraid to sing, you know? I wasn't afraid to be in musicals. Khalid like know you mom I want people to know that it's OK to have feelings; it's OK to be vulnerable. That no matter where they live around the world, teenagers all go through the same things. Khalid live know people world Art is fluid, and it travels. You have to let music take you where it wants to take you. You can't necessarily be the controller. Khalid where you music art I was told I wasn't good enough, but I just chose not to listen. Khalid listen just good enough I knew what I wanted and where I wanted to go. I always wanted to entertain and help others. Khalid help-others help go always I feel like baggy pants are cool. Khalid i-feel-like feel like cool We forget that when you grow up, there are a lot of people who are in the same position as you. The reason we forget is because there's not really a true voice that talks from the perspective of youth. Khalid you youth perspective people I was in the sixth grade and living in Germany, when I was hanging out late with some friends. I turned around, and there's a dude dressed up as Michael Myers following us all the way home. It was the scariest thing ever, and it always reminds me of Halloween. In my mind, I was so young, so I really thought it was Mike Myers following me home. Khalid me friends mind home I try to take all of my experiences in and not take anything for granted. Khalid experiences anything try take I had originally planned to do musical theatre and be on Broadway, but then my love for poetry also set in. Once that happened, I became torn between a career as an English teacher or a music teacher. Khalid music poetry teacher love It's my job to accept my youth, to spread my story, to let people know who I am as an individual, because there's so many people who are blinded and think less of me because of my skin color. Khalid i-am me youth people I've met so many new fans and amazing people while traveling to new cities and locations throughout 2017 in support of my album 'American Teen.' Khalid teen amazing support people With 'Location' and all the other songs around it, my music turned into therapy for others. And that's something I really love and am blown away by. Khalid others something music love A lot of people think teenagers haven't gone through anything in their lives - they're not even 20 years old yet. But a twenty-something can go through the same type of experience or heartbreak that a 50-year-old can go through, so why does age matter? Khalid think experience age people