Jessie Reyez

Musician

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I struggle with insecurities. I struggle with forgiveness. I struggle with letting someone go that did me dirty without vengeance, which is an evil thing.

The first time I went crowd surfing was heaven.

I thought, 'Maybe if I become a cheerleader, I can meet managers or agents. Maybe I can sing the national anthem at a game, and someone in the industry will hear me.' I saw everything as an opportunity to further my music. I was literally the cheerleader who had a mixtape in between her pom-poms at events.

The key to having something beautiful is being able to convey a normal human emotion but say it in a way that's never been said.

I'm a person of extremes. I'm usually very polar in a lot of things that I do.

My demons are not that easy to shake.

There are things I still criticize myself heavy for. There are days I have to pick myself back up, but that, to me, is success; it's getting to both sides: physical and the spiritual, mental. Just peace. Peace of mind.

Kali Uchis is a dope person. Her voice, her style - she's so unique.

I'm very meticulous.

I feel like humans, when you're faced with decisions, you can go up and down: duality.

I'm a fan of writing, and writing letters, because I hate when I'm trying to get a thought out, and I can't.

I remember that I wanted the Razor scooter, and my dad went to the garage, spent one or two days, and built one out of wood and painted it with the Colombian colors.

To be honest with you, the fact that people vibe with my music is just a really positive byproduct of something that is just a reflex to me. The fact that people even care to listen means a lot to me.

I feel like my objective in music is to take a hammer and nail and chip away a piece of my heart and give it to someone, so I feel, with merch, it's a tangible parallel of that.

I'm all about polarities and juxtapositions.

I'm proud of the fact that I can just focus on the bullseye and go. Thank God, I don't have to worry about distractions or veering off course because my focus is very defined. I'm proud of that.

At every show, I pray with my band. It's a big thing.

Paying attention to my breath makes me happy to be alive. And that really grounds me during a performance.

I'm just happy to know that no part of me thinks that I made it. Everything in me says you need to keep going, keep working.

Sometimes if I feel the songs are too much, it hurts, but then I open my eyes: people are singing along or crying, and the 7-year-old in me is like, 'Yeahhh.'

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