Expectations Are An Evil Thing.

Alex [da Kid] Does Have Diversity, Not Just In What He Produces, But What He Hears. He Has This Knack For Finding Talented People.

Writing Songs For Other People Was Never The Goal For Me.

Your Personal Life, Your Professional Life, And Your Creative Life Are All Intertwined. I Went Through A Few Very Difficult Years Where I Felt Like A Failure. But It Was Actually Really Important For Me To Go Through That. Struggle, For Me, Is The Most Inspirational Thing In The World At The End Of The Day - As Long As You Treat It That Way.

Don't Look Down” Is Her Official Debut As Skylar Grey, The Singer, Born Holly Brook Hafermann And Raised In Mazomanie, Wis., Has Been Making Albums Since She Was A Tween. Grey And Her Mother Sang As A Folk Duo Under The Name Generations; They Released Three Indie Discs. “i Learned A Lot About Professionalism, How The Show Must Go On Even Though I Feel Like [expletive] Sometimes,” Grey Remembers. “i Have A Lot Of Experience In The Studio, Performing Onstage, Talking To An Audience. I Learned Most Of That Stuff When I Was Performing With My Mom.

I Played Trumpet In School Once Because I Joined Band Because A Cute Boy Played Trumpet Too. And I Was Really Bad At Trumpet.