Kiiara

“Writing-wise, I started when I was 17. Whatever was bothering me, I could just write about it in a song. I was in the west suburbs of Chicago, then I moved an hour south, and then I went to school up on the South Side - Saint Xavier, though I was at Purdue for a second before I dropped out.”

“It's like, focus on the music. Why do you have to know where I grew up?”

“I played piano, flute, and guitar.”

“I just love making music, and that's my focus.”

“I was in my friend's apartment, and their buddy called us and was like, 'I'm in a car, and you're on the radio.' So we listened to the song. That was wild. I'm like, 'Is this real? How is this happening?'”

“When you're working with a producer, there has to be chemistry.”

“When I was younger, music was always there.”

“You don't have to answer someone's questions. That's just how I was raised.”

“I didn't just work at a hardware store. I went to college for a second, and I worked there on breaks or during the summer.”

“I just want to be in the studio 24/7. Even if I'm not working on a song right then, just sit in the studio. That's what I love.”

“I want people to be surprised.”