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re our ins irations al a s s h a d lt est on or e to ans er e a se tr l eel l e there are so eo le ho ha e ns red e and ont n e to ns re e thro ho t l e he rst ho ns red e to r te son s as onn e a tt er son s are so s le et the o translate e ot ons o d dn t e en no o elt h h s s h an n red le s ll o ns red art sts l e n Alan s Mor ssette and n l d or the r a l t to e le and honest et na olo et all the sel es he a the re all a le to e h an t the r a lts h le s n t as ot at on s ore er ns r n to e

s our writin rocess n r t n ro ess s al a s han n and de n tel de ends on ho or n th at e t ersonall lo e to start th a eel n or an e ot on and ld o o that nd t s er or sel to e honest and a thent hen not o n nto the roo th reall del nes and e e tat ons o hat ant to reate nstead a eel n o ne or er et ro the other eo le n the roo and r n th t Most ortantl ha e a n o n and tr not to ta e sel or the reat e ro ess too ser o sl

n has al a s een reall s e al to e s n e the da e rote t a s er or a n d s sed as a son o ant to s rea at the to o o r l n s to and ro d ere a le to a o l sh that th All M r ends th n the th n that has een so o t th s release s the d erent nter retat ons o the l r s or ea h l stener e had sa t eels l e a son a o t ro n o t o r endsh s and at h n eo le o e on t o and t s reall n red le to e that e er one an onne t th t n d erent nd ha e the r o n e er en e th t as de ro st ne

s t e son a out r ends Are all n n o e s a son a o t e er one aro nd o ett n nto nsh s h le o re st ll tr n to et o er one rote th s son a o t ersonal n e o o n o t th the sole r ose o tr n to d stra t sel ro eel n s eone t so eho al a s a n t so h orse t s hard to sto th n n a o t ne o ss hen o re onstantl s rro nded ha o les and t an eel solat n h h onl a es o ant that erson e en ore

ou mi t not want to la a orites ut is t ere a son t at ou li e more t an t e ecause s e re resents more to ou a e a o o t t en nel do eel onne ted to ea h son n d erent a s are son s that eel ore honest and onne t to ore e a se a the onl one ho er no ho tr e the deta ls n the l r s are and ho s ared as to release t e o that hen ha e son s l e ress that eel l e a et een e as an art st as a h an e n h h a es e eel ore er atta hed to t erall don t th n ne a or te th n the re all a or tes on d erent da s and de end n on hat n at the t e

do ou want eo le to eel w en t e eo le to eel a e ted and al d s and that the ha e eo le n the e are ell n lo e th s e a seen hen d dn t n real l e and

are listenin to our music ant the to no that the re not alone n the r orld that are a o t the and a e t the or se t a e e a onne t on to stran ers and ade oal s to a e eo le eel the sa e a

could tal to arlotte ands rom er de ut son antom ain w at would ou er d tell her to ee or n and to nore all the eo le ho tr to tell o ho and o sho ld and sho ldn t do r st o r t and tr st the or that ot o here

at would ou sa to our uture sel d sa ro d o o and o r ental health s ore ortant than an th n else so re o re r or t n that a o e all s ess o ld also tell her to ta e a rea e ha e a eel n o ha en t n a lon t e

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and her elod es are n head n er ro S dne A stral a o es ro o e or nall t o n ro th s s ore o a less n and a a o learn n ore o the nd str outu e me not to cater to w at ot er eo le want rom me o er w at want or m sel . will see w o is aut entic. e learned so muc a out m sel and music e d w at want or don t want and ained con idence and rew into t e erson m rowin rom currentl .

sa s hersel MA A started a n s s n e ore er e alwa s lo ed music itin and la in instruments. rew u la in sa o one and tau t m sel la t e uitar. ut e een writin l rics since e ore can remem er. n e then she released lt le s n les and ore re entl her rand ne al ss r r ends lled th tra s the re ord sends s nto hea en th the o e o MA A h s al s a l se nto her nd s a reath o resh a r lled th son s tal n a o t lo e sta es and h on t ss r r ends s e er th n o ant and ore or an nd e o

ot ons she elt e ore the release and no a onth later are d erent eel n e ted t a t ns re ho eo le o ld re e e the son s lad the et th so h a re at on eo le see to relate to the l r s and the eel o s so ess eel n a lot o lo e at the o ent as r tten o er o r ears As she sa s th s al s a re olle t on o her e ears t s a out rowin u and learnin ard lessons a out c oosin w at s r ad or ou. t s a out lo e relations i s and ueer disco er .

o lo e e lored n th s al s redo nant t lo e s e ed d erentl n on A ssed lo e an oss le lo e a ass onate lo e er t o th s al s d relata le en the t tle o the hen as her t s a sta e that she had he la hs and res onds es de initel ut no re rets. e re all ood stories in d. ne er issed m riends ne er would e een a le to write an . e all s riends at some oint. ss n r ends ean ro d n a re and a thent al ho e MA A s the e er da

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e learn n the a the t the r e ot ons on a er s a ee nto the r reat e nds almost alwa s e in wit l rics. ll see a si n t at ins ires me or someone will sa somet in t at sounds li e l rics and ll write it down. ometimes it s ust conce ts or one or two lines and sometimes it s t e entire son . en use t ose l rics w en et to t e studio.

And r t n a son s one o the ost lnera le states to e n tt n o r e ot ons on a er and s n n the n ront o an a d en e s l e e n t na ed and or e er one to see ho o re eel n on the ns de So et es the e er se an e eas so et es t s to h t or MAY A t s the release o the son that ht e the hardest e were all reall eas to write ut some were easier to release t an ot ers. win

in s was ard to release ecause e een uite u lic a out m relations i s and new m e irl riend at t e time was oin to now it was a out er.

MAY A s an o enl sa h s n er And to sa e need ore o the n the nd str s te an nderstate ent lled th heteronor at t the s nd str s no n an n re edented han e t th a r s n star l e MAY A ho are o enl ro d e an onl ha e ho e or the t re enerat on And MAY A s te a are o the a t that she ht e o e a sa h re resentat on n s la rl n red e a se hen e as her the est on she ants to e o e a sa h re resentat on she sa s es would lo e to e seen as t ose two t in s se aratel an artist w o is also ueer. ou don t a e to e ueer to listen to m music ut i ou are a art o t e communit o e ou see oursel in me and m music here s al ost noth n that MAY A lo es ore than s And e ht add so eth n t s er or n e ore the lo do n n A stral a MAY A as to r n th an all rl and She des r es the to r n e er en e as mad cra didn t t in an one was oin to s ow u at t e i s. new it was sold out ut or some reason was con inced t at t ere were oin to e eo le at eac s ow a a. t s ar ed t is cra ener in me lo e la in li e wit m and so muc . e are t e est ein u on t e sta e wit t em is m a orite lace in t e world. e a se des te e n a talent n the s nd str and sold o t on erts MAY A st ll deals th the ostor S ndro e h h s not rare n the nd str m still learnin ow to i t it ut it s ard to remind m sel t at wor ard sometimes m con inced t at don t deser e w ere m at currentl and m not al as ood as eo le raise me to e. t s di icult ut ust a e to i nore it.

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d ou start music d s n n hen as a d and as dra n to er or an e ro a o n a e ls ho r et hese nterests an ested the sel es as ot older nto r t n s as as tr n to na ate sel e ress on n adoles ent ears r t n n son s l e a e art o sel dent t and as so eth n l n onto h h s hool ears as an o tlet and a or o thera st ll eel that a toda

ould ou descri e our music st le hat s reall s a o t a n s as a odern art st s that e n lo ed nre s d ss at n and s al st les o ten er e a de n tel nd e o and t e lean n t a ns red a lethora o st les and enres

s our writin rocess l r t n ro ess loo s l e e s tt n alone n st d o a art ent at the orn n th a tar or ano r te e er th n n a l ttle hello tt o o loo at e s te o an see the or nal an ess o the r t n es or the s n les n th s note oo So et es ha e a t tle n nd or st elod es atel e een e lor n r t n o er nstr entals ro rod ers se th h h has een reall n or e as ell ho h don t th n there s n etter than e n alone n o r roo and r t n

re our ins irations neho se he eatles he C re Ma Star t hell M ts ad ohead ona A le e rder Sharon an tten An el and an ore lo e e ale s n er son r ters that s hat l sten to the ost

s er d r n a t e here as reall aral ed nse r t es n relat onsh h s son o al ed a lot o those nse r t es and t elt n and ree n n the stran est a had st started or n th ana er and e t t o t th ero e e tat ons ot s ned e a se o th s son as a le to a e a od o or e a se o th s son t ll al a s e n red l s e al to e e a se o that at was t e ins iration e ind etter n our wn etter on Yo r n s the at all s lar to C Y rote t or n thro h the nse r t that artner o ld e etter tho t e as l r all del n nto nd o a s ral n ental state t son all the son elt er l t n and ree n omet in o iss is our new sin le ow do ou eel a out it So eth n o M ss s reall lnera le and athart or e rote t r ht e ore Chr st as and t as nd o the d o nt o r t n the ro e t sent a o e e o o the hor s to olden a e el ater a ho rod ed the son e s s h a en s rod er and art st so he ade the son so eth n o ldn t e en a ne t s so s e al to e o our t ree son s relate to eac ot er he three s n les de n tel relate the at all and son all or e he are art o a lar er stor h h s the M ss M sel So et es he d s sses a lot o nse r t es and arano as and nd n sel a a n a ter eel n l e lost sel t s also a o t lett n so e od lo e o e en hen o eel l e o aren t lo a le lt atel eel l e r t n th s hel ed e or thro h so an o eel n s o nade a and t ata lted e nto a ha ter o sel a e tan e and sel d s o er an we e ect an al um or M ss M sel So et es

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a as a u e in luence in er music it s i en me t is ritt le t o center ed e to tin w ic m reall roud o . it er sin le ot u id s e ro es ersel e artist to ollow. it a aried mi o musical st les rom o to disco and t e soul to doo wo s e is t e oman o t e Hour.

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s our relations i to music s ent re l e t s also e tre el thera e t and has een there or e hen else has t s here an e the ost a thent ers on o sel

ould ou descri e our music st le ho h ons der sel a o art st don t th n s ne essar l ollo s all es o o lend so an d erent enres and s al te hn es that n l en ed n h s ran es ro doo o to so l to s har on nor a to earl o h ho and to d s o rett s atter ra ned son all t t reates th s nterest n e n ea h o son s

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tlanta as a u e in luence in er music it s i en me t is ritt le t o center ed e to m writin w ic m reall roud o . it er sin le ot u id s e ro es ersel to e t e artist to ollow. it a aried mi o musical st les rom o to disco and assin t e soul to doo wo s e is t e oman o t e Hour.

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s al s ontane t o een and ho na olo et all a thent the r son s are lo e redd e s resen e on sta e and as an o erall h an e n he s an art st thro h and thro h the s t h s al a s on e al a s loo ed to h or ele rat n hat a es h n e hanna s s h an e o er n e ale re that had the r le e o at h n ta e o er the orld as as ro n ot onl has she had a s ess l areer as an art st t has M A an and e er o tlet she s e lored st an o erall adass ou released our

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en ou were oun er ou wanted to e a ro essional mnast ut it ended a ru tl . How did t e music el ou eal nast s as an n red le e er en e or e t as the rst t e hose to rs e so eth n anted e en d dn t ne essar l ha e a l s ort hen had to sto d e to n r s e a e a o nderstand n e ot ons and learn n ho to deal th sadness at s h a o n a e ou tau t oursel son writin and roducin . er time w at a e ou learned a out oursel and our music ne er sto learn n a o t sel thro h s er t e e learned that n red ta le and that l e to s r r se sel How would ou descri e our artistic st le al a s ha e a hard t e ans er n th s est on e a se hen reate ne er ha e a art lar st le n nd t s so eth n that de elo s thro ho t the ro ess o reat n s ose th n t s ro a l eas er or an o ts der to des r e t ou are a sin er son writer and roducer. at do ou re er to do S n n ll al a s e a or te ollo ed son r t n and then rod

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reat M d e on Core ho rod ed s od e and ha e een a t n to share th s son or so lon oth reall e ted t s nall o t

does t e son in ite us to re lect on nd here e are st n o r noses n he son s a o t ed a and the arano a o e n at hed as ell as e n her

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