When I was little - like in preschool - I was very shy, but whenever I went on stage I just exploded. Ever since then I knew that this was what I wanted to do. Music has always been a part of me, music is my passion. Manika More Quotes by Manika More Quotes From Manika I get my inspiration from everyday life, things people my age are going through in life, good and bad experiences. Manika good-life inspiration people I approach song writing three different ways. One way is where I write the initial melody and lyrics first and then take it in to the producer to collaborate. Another way is where the producer sends me his initial musical track ideas and then I write the lyrics and melody over his track. The third way is where we just jam out in the studio and see what we come up with. Manika writing song ideas I like playing an array of different roles. From the fun, comedic roles to the serious roles. It's always fun to play the role that either closely represents your own personality or the role that is completely opposite of yourself. Manika opposites play fun I get butterflies in my stomach before I perform. I love them! They let me know I'm ready to perform, that I'm ready to rock out on stage. Manika butterfly rocks stage I've always been an all around creative person. Song writing and writing are great ways for me to express myself. Manika creative writing song For me my passion is music. I just can't let it go! Manika my-passion let-it-go passion I always have melodies flowing in my head - whether I'm just at home, at the mall, at a restaurant or wherever. I'm always humming along to the random melodies that form in my head. Manika restaurants form home I love hearing strong, confident beats in music because I love to dance. At the same time, melody is really important to me because I love singing. Manika singing important strong It's really important to me that my sound is a combination of beats and melody. Manika beats important sound There are so many different musicians I look up to for different reasons - from hip-hop to rock to pop. Some are Alanis Morissette, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, Pink, Avril Lavigne, Beyoncé, Lil Wayne. Manika rocks hip-hop musician It's always amazing seeing the song-writing process. A song just starts off as just an idea or a story you want to tell. It keeps building and building when you add the lyrics, the instruments, the vocals until you finally reach the finished song other people can enjoy. Manika writing song ideas The number one thing I look for is personality. For me, the personality of someone makes them more and more attractive over time ... and for those with bad personalities, less and less attractive. I look for honesty, intelligence, kindness, and a good work ethic, to name a few. Manika good me personality work I can't even imagine life without music! Manika without imagine music life The thing that can get kind of annoying is, when you travel so much, how hectic it gets. I was being interviewed once - it was a phone interview - and they said, 'Where are you right now?' and I didn't know where I was. Manika phone know you travel I just love to dance. Pretty much every night, I'll just turn on the radio in my room and dance like crazy. Manika crazy dance love night When I was 17 years old, Frank DiLeo saw my very first music video and flew to my hometown of Las Vegas to meet with my family and me. Frank told my dad, 'I am coming out of retirement to manage one last big act: Manika.' Manika i-am me family music If I weren't a performer, I would be still be writing and songwriting. Plus, I also really want to get into producing. Manika get songwriting want writing I wrote my first book when I was 15 years old. And my second book '1,2,3 Publish Me!' shows everyone how writing a book is done in just the three secret editing levels I discovered! Manika me editing writing book 'Don Quijote' by Cervantes. I read the original Spanish version when I was in high school. Such a classic! Manika high high-school classic school It would be pretty awesome to hear Eminem singing 'I'm a Good Girl'. Haha! Love Eminem! Manika good singing girl love
