"I have tried to fight the love thing. It's a losing battle."
"I realize that if I were in that situation - living a hard life with people telling them they're not worthy of love - maybe I would be that strong and that brave."
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Nomi Ruiz
Singer-Songwriter
Nomi Ruiz is a singer-songwriter known for her exploration of identity and resilience in her music, particularly in her work with the band Jessica 6.
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"I love to dance to Robyn, Nicki Minaj and Boney M."
"I'd feel more of the pressures of daily life, obsessed about finding a job or love. Maybe I've taken these things for granted. I go through a lot of other things in the music industry, but "daily life" is a whole different war to fight."
"It's different everywhere you go. I'm lucky I'm drawn into people who love and support me. I'm sheltered from that life. I see how all over the world there's so much oppression and pain. I'm living in a bubble."
"New York is very intense. Every time I go back to New York, I'm starting from scratch. You could have all these achievements - records, a tour - and then you get home and get back to the basics. It whips you into shape."
"I've been performing live a long time, even before doing dance music clubs downtown. I used to watch clips of Beyoncé to learn how to perform in front of people. I got my jitters out in front of my friends."