"I like interior decorating. I really like to build houses. And landscaping, I like that."
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"I did a lot of songs that I sold, but then they never came out and I never got paid for it. You learn real fast that the music industry, in the beginning, you're not going to get paid for a while, and then you start getting the accolades."
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"I got really excited about Beyoncé, but it was Beyoncé. I think I was more in awe of how pleasant she is."
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"I tend to sing opera and showtunes in the shower. I don't know why, but when I get in the shower I turn into this big fat opera lady."
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"The mall is good for hearing new music because you hear music everywhere. I like to walk around the mall and hear what the kids are listening to, or what's the feel of Middle America, cause that's what the mall is."
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"My songs are my hookers. I can't worry about how they are going to be treated; they just need to bring home the bacon."
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"I have vision boards, and people think that I put the vision board up and I look at it all the time, but what I do is, when I'm having an emotional time and I'm stressed out or feeling bad, I go to the store and get all the stuff for a vision board. Instead of channeling the negative thoughts or being depressed, I change it around and I start making boards."
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"My music teacher was like, "Ester, you need to pay attention in class." I'm like, "No miss lady, 'cause I can sing." I didn't want anybody to change the way I sung. I learned by gospel CDs and by watching my momma sing; I didn't need this teacher to tell me. I wish I had, because then I would have learned how to play the damn piano or something. I would have a couple of more things under my belt if I wasn't so hard-headed."
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"I wasn't comfortable on stage for years. It was good - 18 shows. I want to do it again."
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"Rhianna don't want you to give her what you think that she wants. She needs you to give her something that's fresh. So you have to bend your voice and bend your personality and bend the music to make sure it sounds like it's new to everybody."
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"I'm the only girl songwriter that fights for a lot of things. I fight for songwriting fees, which record labels want you to shut up about."
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"I always wanted to be a psychiatrist."
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"My dream is to star in an animated movie and to have a toy made after me."
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"I always tell people I write songs, but I'm a writer. It's a difference. I can write songs to music, but I can write a story. I can see ideas spark in me."
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"I'm a songwriter who just wants to bring people great songs."
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"I just like to stay creative. Anything that can keep my mind going."
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"I try to reach for the stars because if you say you want something small and it happens, you don't believe it. So I try to say something wild and crazy."
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"I'm more than a songwriter. I'm a creative person. Some people you just always see. I won't allow you to see me unless it makes sense. There's a reason to see me."
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"I'm not looking to be an artist to make money. I'm looking to be an artist."
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