Banks
Banks
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth15 June 1988
CountryUnited States of America
almost centered discovered felt gravity helps music mute pounds therapy
Music is almost like a therapy for me. It helps keep me centered and think straight. Before I discovered it, I was walking around, and it felt like there were 25 extra pounds of gravity on my shoulders. It's like you're mute or something.
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It's a big theme throughout my music to just embrace everything about your own mind and to always feel powerful. It's not just a feminine thing, but for men, too, whether they feel weak, or strong or crazy or reclusive. I want everyone to feel powerful no matter what little beasts they have in their head.
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I love fashion. I like dressing how I feel, and my music shows how I feel - they go hand in hand. My performance style is pretty much the same as my everyday style.
kept music outlet people private
I got into writing music when I was, like, 14 or 15. It was a very private thing for me because I used it as an outlet and emotional release. I kept it very close to myself and didn't tell too many people about it.
music
My music is the most 'me' thing about me. Everything is in my music.
might music
If you meet me, you might not get to know me. If you hear my music? You'll get to know me.
degree life music
I got a psychology degree from USC, but music is just my whole life.
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I always say my music is like dark blue or black, like a punch to your gut that feels really good.
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Me in my music and onstage - that's me without any fears of judgement; that's me when I'm shining.
american-musician business extremely tough work
We got extremely lucky. It's a tough business to work with.
attract gimmicks last losing music slowly
In the last 30 years, the music has slowly been going down, ... We are losing our spirituals and our cantatas; many of them are being jazzed up. I don't think we should use any kind of gimmicks to attract young people.
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I'm afraid of a cappella. I don't read music, and I have a hard time harmonizing. Basically, I'm a melody singer only.
conscious weirdest
When I'm writing, it's the weirdest thing: it's not even a conscious process. I'm not even thinking when I write, and then all of a sudden, I'll have a song that makes me feel so much better than I did before.
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My voice has always been kind of distinct - even when I was four years old, my mom told me that people would be like, 'Why does your daughter always sound like a chain smoker?' I've always had this deep, raspy voice.