Skylar Grey Quotes

Once I've learned all those things and gotten through the hard times, I come out feeling really powerful.

I discovered that my insecurities and my flaws were things that I actually need to embrace, and I let them become my superpowers.

But do you ever think of me, when you lie? Lie down in your bed, your bed of lies.

Expectations are an evil thing.

My mom always puts a grapefruit in my stocking. I like grapefruit, but why put it in a stocking like it's a gift? It's almost as bad as coal.

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.

Writing songs for other people was never the goal for me.

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.

I write a lot about the past because I really see things clearly in hindsight.

One of my biggest problems is I get bored too easily, and I like to experiment too much, to the point where I confuse myself and I confuse my fans.

The best songs for me come from the search for joy. You're in a negative place maybe, but you're still striving to improve yourself and find happiness.

Since I started making music, it had always been for myself.

I realize that I really have to make music work for me as a career because I can't do anything else.

I'm a shy person, so I get really nervous going into interviews.

I moved out to L.A. when I was 17, dropped out of high school, and pursued a career in music.

I feel like D.C. is one of the places in America that really holds on to history. The monuments inspire me, especially at night.

Alex [Da Kid] does have diversity, not just in what he produces, but what he hears. He has this knack for finding talented people.

I played trumpet in school once because I joined band because a cute boy played trumpet too. And I was really bad at trumpet.