Borns Quotes

Borns

Profession : Musician

Birth : January 7, 1992

I grew up with a big backyard that led to the sand dunes of Lake Michigan.

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Anything that makes life more of a dance party I'm very much okay with.

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When I first moved to L.A., I lived in the Hills in kind of a wooded area that was just really chill.

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My folks would have parties and all I wanted was to be the entertainment.

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I'm a professional musician.

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My parents played the Bee Gees; Earth, Wind & Fire; Michael Jackson. The best pop music to infiltrate a child's mind.

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I kind of lose my mind a little bit if I'm not making something.

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Dreams are pretty unexplainable. Have you ever tried to explain a dream to someone, and they're like 'Yeah, that sounds not as exciting as you think it is?'

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I like to buy books at airports sometimes.

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I try to challenge myself.

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When I was growing up, there were a few musicians who would have regular gigs at restaurants, and I always thought it was so cool and unexpected how they would spontaneously perform. Being the ambitious kid that I was, I got into it and really studied it. I was so inspired by it.

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I love learning how people hear my music because everyone has different references.

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I look at performance clothes as setting the mood for the whole show.

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I like the idea of creating from your inner youth. You don't have to think too hard about it. Just make what feels good.

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Songwriting itself, I don't think you can really teach that.

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I grew up watching 'The Tonight Show' and Jimmy Fallon on 'SNL.'

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I don't like washing away your body's natural oils and pheromones. Those are good. You have to keep those.

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Most of the time, it's pretending I'm somebody else to get into a different head space. A lot of times, it's just, 'Who do I want to be onstage tonight? Is it going to be Marc Bolan, or is it going to be Grace Jones, or Roy Orbison?'

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A lot of people hear things on the radio and try to make their own version of that.

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