Shamir Quotes

Shamir

Profession : Musician

Birth : November 7, 1994

My main goal was to have something for everyone and not just one sound.

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Music feels like a six sense to me, and it's never been just a hobby. It's something that I have to do to breathe. It's an extension of who I am.

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I'm not in a certain type of genre, and I can't be categorized or pigeonholed. That leaves a wide range of what I can do for myself, for other people, and with other people.

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If you're 100% yourself, then you're going to be different no matter what. I have this self-honesty approach as opposed to an ego that a lot of musicians put up. I can be myself, and that's just enough to stand out.

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I didn't go to prom because I was too punk.

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My friends freaked out when I posted 'I'll Never Be Able To Love' on Facebook.

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I have absolutely no ambition. My goal has already been exceeded.

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I just want to make good music. That's it. That's what I care about.

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I wanted to be a rebel so badly.

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If I were really being myself. I'd just curl up in the corner and knit.

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My grandma has a picture of Louis Farrakhan playing violin in her house.

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I was always the tallest kid in my class.

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I wear menswear all the time. I don't do anything to make myself look more feminine. I naturally look and am more feminine.

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Ever since I was little, I showed traits of both masculine and feminine energies. Androgyny was never something that I thought about or tried for.

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When you're from a boring town, you have to find things to do. It's funny: I always knew I wanted to make music, so I was always kind of ahead of my peers. I had an MP3 player by the time I was in the fourth grade.

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I don't think I'm a singer that likes to flex my vocals. I'll do some runs and a bunch of high notes, but that's it. I really pride myself and I really work on just trying to sing. Like emotions. Just using my voice, not doing anything extra.

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