I’m just gonna keep growing as an artist, and I’m excited to work with different people and learn from all these other talented, creative people that I’ve been around. It’s so inspiring to be around other people who have ideas you haven’t thought of, and all of a sudden you’re like, ‘Wow! That’s so amazing!’ Banks Read Quote
I think, probably when I was 15 or so, I was going through a really hard time with my family, and I just felt really helpless – I didn’t know how to put anything I was feeling into words, and I was really confused, and I felt like nobody would hear me, but I didn’t even know what to say. Banks Read Quote
I want people to feel the times where they don’t feel good. You should dive into those emotions, because that’s what I do with my music. Banks Read Quote
I’ve felt real pain, and sometimes I channel the exhale coming out of that to write, and those are the songs that give me the most power and the most strength. Banks Read Quote
My music is 100-percent me, so it’s just who I developed into as a woman. I feel really grateful that I waited until I did because I feel like I really found who I was by doing that. Banks Read Quote
I listened to pretty much anything that I could really feel, where I felt like the artist had to write those songs, where you can feel their soul and the pain and the happiness and love and everything. Banks Read Quote
I think doing things that scare you a little is a good thing. A little bit of fear is never a bad thing. A healthy amount of fear makes everything taste better. Banks Read Quote
