Nina Nesbitt Quotes

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Nina Nesbitt

Profession : Musician

Birth : July 11, 1994

I'm now 23 and feel like it's been a full 'crash course' in the music industry - I've only just found my sound.

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I dyed my hair blonde when I was 13 because I wanted to be like my mum and my gran, who both have blonde hair.

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I've always been very independent, and I love being able to enjoy different parts of music. It's amazing to be able to hear the sound in your head and instantly make it come to life.

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I was thrust into the spotlight and didn't really know what I was doing. The opportunity was amazing but I wasn't ready for any of it.

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I've spent a lot of time in Inverness, playing gigs and on a radio tour. I like heading up there because it is very tranquil and a contrast to how busy London is.

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But I think as you grow up, you realise that actually, if you want to dress sexy there's nothing wrong with that - it's your prerogative as a woman to dress however you want.

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I had basically been shelved by the record label for two years and I was writing songs every day. I made two albums that just never came out, and that was just a really big knock to my confidence, because everything I sent seemed like it just wasn't good enough.

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When I got dropped, no one really wanted to work with me... I felt like my career was over and I didn't really know what to do.

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As an introvert, you have to spend a lot of time with me and then little bits of my personality will come out over time. But as an artist, sometimes you only get five minutes to impress someone, so it is kind of hard.

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My tenth-ever gig was in an arena, which is mad... I remember being backstage with multiple artists there and someone had had their teeth done - like veneers - and I come from a very small village where people are lucky to even have all their teeth.

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I took two years out to find what sound I felt passionate about and what I liked making. After the last album, 'Peroxide', which is quite poppy and acoustic, I felt really bored.

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Working with other people, it's hard to get them to make it sound like what you have in mind.

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I've learned not turning things up to full volume is a good idea. Also, because I have the freedom, sometimes when I'm writing a song I'll get carried away with production when I'm only on the first verse, and that sacrifices the songwriting.

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I came from a really small village outside Edinburgh in Scotland and had quite a sheltered upbringing.

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I picked up the guitar at 15 because of Taylor Swift.

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If people really like your music but you're not selling so many records, I don't think it really matters.

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I couldn't get gigs because you need to be 18 in most venues. So I started doing videos. I wasn't thinking about getting a record deal, I just wanted to know if people thought I was good.

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I never want people to know who I'm going out with or about my family. But it's difficult, because when people have seen you online since you were 14, they feel like they know you.

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I still get the bus into town, still do all the things I used to before I was signed.

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I think when I started my first album, I was 17 or 18, so I guess I was basically a child.

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