Julia Michaels

“An artist could have a really big relationship, and then they break up, and any song after that, people are automatically going to assume that that song is about that person.”

“Women often don't want to be typecast as the girl that's sad.”

“I've written poetry most of my life.”

“I had all these singles come out within a two-month period, and then nothing for almost two years. You start to feel a little irrelevant. You realize how many people there are trying to be songwriters and how competitive it is and how political things can be.”

“The Weeknd's 'Can't Feel My Face' is very experimental. It's pop meets urban meets indie meets alternative.”

“I write songs for myself, but I never keep them. I'm like, 'O.K., that was my therapy - it's out of my body now. I'm going to give it to somebody else so it can be their therapy, too.'”

“My boyfriend and I like to fight a lot. I have a lot of problems. He has a lot of problems. Somehow, we always work them out and find a way back to each other.”

“I think artists are aware that talking gives a songwriter so much material. If they just tell us what's happening, it's so much easier for us to write a song that's specific to them.”

“People are going to assume whatever they want to assume.”

“There is so much power in vulnerability, and I am proud to be that typecast.”

“I could make apple pie every single day. You need to be super precise in order for it to be perfect. I'm such a perfectionist that baking is calming for me. I've never burnt anything, thank God.”

“I just wanted to write the songs. I never wanted to sing them.”

“I'm a very stimulated person.”

“I grew up in Davenport, Iowa, but I moved to Santa Clarita, California, when I was 6.”

“If I get writer's block - this is going to sound funny - I take a shower. Something about the water feels like I'm cleaning my brain as well as my body.”

“I have, like, sensory overload problems.”

“My favorite food is hot Cheetos. I could eat those every day.”

“When you start to have success, people look at you differently and expect more from you. With that comes a lot of pressure to perform, so it can be a little overwhelming.”

“I've always been a writer. I've always loved words, ever since I was a kid.”

“If you listen to the radio, it's all men who are emotional and women who are sexual. There's nothing wrong with that! It definitely should be the case, but it makes me sad that women are afraid to be emotional because it makes them look weak.”