Also “The Way” - I wrote that about someone very special to me. “Wanted,” that was about exiting a really toxic relationship but entering a really great one and just letting the old person know this person is doing everything that you never did, and I hope you feel bad and I hope you see that I’m completely fine now. Which songs on You Should Be Here felt the most personal for you?ĭefinitely “The Letter”, because that was directly about my mother. I didn’t look like what everyone else looked like and I had all these tattoos. There are just so many things I’ve noticed that are wrong and had to be spoken up for, and I felt like the only way to get it across was through songs. I can look at it also from a personal standpoint of things that upset me and made me feel like I wasn’t worthy of certain things growing up. They look at hair books and they think that because their hair isn’t straight, they’re not pretty and they can’t be anything. I go on Twitter and I literally see girls posting a picture of one of the Jenners and writing something like “OMG, my self esteem is gone” or “Bye, I’m gonna go kill myself now.” That’s no joke, you know what I’m saying? People really think like that. It’s just sad because I see it every day. What was the process of creating a song like that? The track “Bright” has such a powerful message about coming of age in a tough world and struggling with identity when you’re young. Must-Hear Music Podcast: Alabama Shakes, Speedy Ortiz, Kehlani & More My age always motivates me - all that does is let me know that I’m on the right path, and by the time I’m their age, I could be doing things that I’ve always dreamed about. They’re like wow, she’s not talking down to us… It just felt like, “Are people going to take me seriously? Are they going to take me as seriously as they would if I were 25 or 26 coming out with these records?” But then I realized that everyone who’s going through the things I’m going through are my age, so why wouldn’t they relate even more? You know how when you hear something from your parents and you don’t necessarily always pay attention to it, but then your best friend will tell it to you and you’ll be like, “You’re right!” I feel like that’s why a lot of teenagers and a lot of young people are relating to my music right now. 48Īt only 20 years old, was it difficult to be so vulnerable and put out such personal music? That really allowed me to expand creatively.Ĭharlie Puth, Kehlani and Tori Kelly: Real-Time Twitter Chart Rewind Ep. I’ve found a lot of life that I didn’t necessarily have before. I’ve built new relationships with family members and got to really know myself and entered a new relationship. What really made the difference was the person I grew into.
You give an artist time and allow them to look at what they did and move on. What big changes have taken you from one project to the next? I just started getting into Future and a lot of trap music and underground rap.ĭescribe the evolution from putting out Cloud 19 to creating You Should Be Here. I’m trying to expand and listen to the kind of stuff that the youth are listening to so I can incorporate it when I make music. Now I’m trying to broaden my horizons so that I can create differently. Growing up, I listened to a lot of neo-soul and R&B. What kind of music did you grow up listening to? It just makes me really excited to see what can come next. Especially because I’m 20, you know what I’m saying? I’m fulfilling dreams mad early. Or maybe someone I gave my heart to that didn’t know what to do with it.This has been a pretty huge year with SXSW and the release of You Should Be Here.
To family members that didn’t make it or friends I lost along the way. So to anybody who isn’t here to see how far I’ve gone or how far I’ve yet to go. It’s for the world because somebody out there really needs to hear this. But I have to be strong, not for myself but for a greater purpose, because I feel like my duty is far beyond me, you know? Beyond saving my family. And I’ve seen things and I’ve felt more pain than some will in their entire lives, all before the age of even being able to buy a fucking drink at a bar. And as much as anyone can say how invincible I seem or how fearless I am or how brave I must be, I’m still human. They say God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers and what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Do you know who Kehlani is? Do you know who your granddaughter is? I know who she is and I know who she was I know you’re the star on top of stars and everybody every day has to remind me.
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