Shamir
Shamir
Shamir may refer to:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth7 November 1994
CityLas Vegas, NV
CountryUnited States of America
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When you're from a boring town, you have to find things to do. It's funny: I always knew I wanted to make music, so I was always kind of ahead of my peers. I had an MP3 player by the time I was in the fourth grade.
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My first time doing music was on acoustic guitar. I had a friend from Texas who taught me so much country, I entered a few country competitions. But eventually, I got tired of it.
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Music feels like a six sense to me, and it's never been just a hobby. It's something that I have to do to breathe. It's an extension of who I am.
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I want people to listen to my music and everyone to feel included, and I think it's kind of working because all my audiences are always so colorful.
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As far as long-term goals, one of my favorite artists ever is Tegan and Sara, because every single one of their albums sounds different. Or Beck. I want to be like that because I come from so many different types of musical backgrounds.
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I wrote all my songs on my main instruments, and the songs I would record in my bedroom were just acoustic guitar, mandolin, and sometimes bass. I really like the texture the mandolin added to my music, but my fingers were too big to play it... I could only do little riffs and whatever.
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I was inspired to make music since I was 7 because my aunt is a songwriter.
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My plan was to release a tape, move to Arkansas, live on a farm, and make music like Bon Iver.
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If you listen to most of my songs, the lyrics are pretty kind of dark, but I like to put it behind happy music because then it evens it out... I'm really happy, actually. Obviously I have my bad moments, but I always challenge myself to not put negativity out there because there's already enough.
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I just want to make good music. That's it. That's what I care about.
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Ever since I was little, I showed traits of both masculine and feminine energies. Androgyny was never something that I thought about or tried for.
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I can hit baritone notes, and I can sing in the soprano range if I wanted to. I did this thing a long time ago where I did a duet with myself. I sound like two different people.
I didn't go to prom because I was too punk.
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Nina Simone had such an androgynous voice; the first time I listened to her I thought it was a man, and I'm sure a lot of people listening to me think I'm a woman. Her voice is kinda like the poster child for me.