My friends started making music, and then I started making covers because I was like, ‘I don’t have anything to write, but I like music.’ So I would just cover Frank Ocean songs. Clairo Read Quote
It’s really weird being placed into something like that because it was never an intention to make bedroom pop. I was just making music. All the people that have that genre placed on them are not the first people to have a home studio and and post it on the Internet. Clairo Read Quote
I make a point to tweet out really funny comments I get on YouTube videos. I have the most ridiculous ones. Clairo Read Quote
I bought this Oxygen midi synth from a flea market in Boston for $10. And then I found a cord in my house that fit it, and so I just started using that to do synth stuff in GarageBand. Clairo Read Quote
I want everyone who’s listening to know who I am and not just see me as this singer. I want them to feel connected to my story. Clairo Read Quote
YouTube was always a secret space for me. I’d randomly post videos of me singing with guitar, or sometimes I’d post some half-finished film projects I’d made. Clairo Read Quote
We all kind of dreamed about being musicians, but the narrative around being a musician is it’ll never happen to you. It’s not something that just happens – one in a million shot – all those things that just make you feel like it’ll never happen. Clairo Read Quote
My teacher wanted me to do ‘Hot Cross Buns,’ but all I wanted to learn was ‘Island in the Sun’ by Weezer. Clairo Read Quote
