I played trumpet in school once because I joined band because a cute boy played trumpet too. And I was really bad at trumpet. Skylar Grey Read Quote
Honestly, I don’t recommend anyone get into music. If you have something else that you’re good at, do that instead. This is a really tough world to live in. Skylar Grey Read Quote
I never really focus on writing for other people, to be honest. Every song I’ve ever written was for me to sing. Maybe if I’m writing for a rapper, but I’d still write it as though it was for myself and then sometimes I’m actually asked to do the part. Skylar Grey Read Quote
The best thing that can happen is that a song you’ve written will live in the world so people can hear it. Skylar Grey Read Quote
There’s this one song called ‘Final Warning’ that I’m really excited about because I love the contrast of my vocal sounding very soothing and my harsh lyrics. Skylar Grey Read Quote
Anytime someone basically commissions a piece, I write a song based on something personal to them. I go online and I do research on that person – Wikipedia, YouTube interviews, anywhere I can find a piece of information that kind of tugs at your heart a little bit. Skylar Grey Read Quote
I’m not a big fan of trying to be a sex symbol or any of that stuff because I really like the music to speak for itself. Skylar Grey Read Quote
I think, honestly, that a lot of people think I’m sad and dark all the time, because of the music I have made. But there’s a huge part of my personality that’s really energetic, outgoing and goofy. Skylar Grey Read Quote
I have a tattoo on my foot that says ‘it’s a whale’ in Japanese, because Japanese people kill whales. My stuffed whale was like most children’s teddy bear. I took it with me everywhere. I slept with it. I couldn’t live without my whale. Skylar Grey Read Quote
I’ve always been jealous of rappers, because they can fit so many words into a song and tell a story with lots of details. But when you’re a songwriter, you have to fit the words to the melody and you can’t fit as much in. I’m just a big fan of storytelling. Skylar Grey Read Quote
