Rachel Platten Quotes

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Rachel Platten

Profession : Musician

Birth : May 20, 1981

I wrote 'Fight Song' as this declaration to believe in myself, and that is similar to what you are taught to believe in Girl Scouts. Building confidence. Building character. And above all else, being there for each other as a community.

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In general, I think the world is a good place if you work hard, believe in yourself, have good intentions, and if you are kind to people, I believe that good things happen to you.

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There are a lot of people who give you the message that maybe you are not good enough, and the best thing you can do for yourself is to block out all of that noise.

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I cannot believe that I get a tour bus. I've been traveling in a van for 15 years. I used to look at people who were on buses and be like, 'Whoa, man, some day.'

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I learned that I truly am a fighter and that I cannot give up.

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I work extremely hard to stay positive and happy. But I get sad and anxious, too, just like everyone.

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My biggest fear is that I'm not good enough. I have this voice in my head that I've been battling for years that says, 'You're not really talented enough. You don't really deserve this.'

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I feel like I have some stuff that matches 'Fight Song,' not in necessarily the message exactly but in the emotion and honesty.

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When I wrote 'Fight Song,' I was in a particular low point. I needed to remind myself to not give up, that I still believed in myself and that I still had fight left.

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I had my first concert in front of 80,000 people at the International Soca Monarch Finals.

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When I got on stage, I felt this bolt of electricity hit me, and it was this shock of, 'This is exactly what I'm supposed to do with my life.'

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I played cover gigs and traveled the country in my mom's old car, and my drummer and I set up a fake email and sent it out to agents. We pretended to be our own agent.

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Andy Grammer is probably the closest friend I have in the music industry, so touring with him was just incredible. He's such a soulful, kind guy, and he gives great advice. And he also scares me a lot. He does a lot of pranks.

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I learned a lot from playing those late-night, 1-to-4 A.M. gigs with my band, and playing when no one was listening.

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Vocally, I have learned to find my strength, and my voice has developed a lot since 'Be Here.' I learned to sing with all of my body.

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I have a song about being in love. I have a song about being supportive. There's inspiring ones, and there's some that show a little bit more fun and daring. It really is a range of who I am.

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No matter what, I still was gonna make music, even if it was on a small scale. Even if it was just for me.

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It didn't scare me to be vulnerable because I think that's when you get something great.

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I used to visit London when I was younger with my family. I feel very close to the city.

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I used to feel it was too late for me; I'd had my shot. You couldn't make a pop star out of me.

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