Quotes by FKA twigs

About FKA twigs:

Tahliah Debrett Barnett is a British singer, songwriter, producer and dancer. She was born and raised in Gloucestershire, and became a backup dancer after moving to London when she was 17 years old. Barnett first entered the music industry with the release of her extended plays EP1 (2012) and EP2 (2013). Her debut studio album LP1 (2014) was released to universal acclaim from critics, peaking at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart and number 30 on the U.S. Billboard 200. Her third extended play, M3LL155X, was released 13 August 2015.

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Being beautiful isn't everything... Sometimes it's interesting to show how you feel on the inside on the outside, just through expressing yourself.

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It's weird: for someone who mostly really exists online, I'm actually not very interested in the Internet at all.

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I definitely keep myself to myself; I don't really go out. If my friends want to see me, they know to come around to my house.

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I was never the pretty girl at school. I'm tiny and mixed-race. I grew up in a white area. I was always the loner.

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I've never been into the typical R&B voice, with runs and bluesy sounding words. That doesn't suit me.

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I write exactly what I think. If it's a raw subject, I write lots of things and then pull out all the fluff words.

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Vulnerability is the strongest state to be in. How boring would it be if we were constantly dominant or constantly submissive?

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I'm not going to become a costume version or caricature of myself; I like to morph.

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Being a gal, people can be a bit patronizing. 'Oh, look at you using the computer.' They would never say that to a boy. And I don't let them do it to me.

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I don't know if I'm a tortured soul, but I was born heartbroken. I remember feeling it when I was so young. I was like, 'Mum, it hurts.'

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I really enjoy the fun of putting something out and people liking it or hating it or talking about it, but vacuous attention, it feels disgusting. It's like a hangover.

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A few years ago, I found out that there's a lot of Gypsy blood on my mother's side. I'm wild in that way - I've been brought up to do my own thing.

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I always felt like Tahliah's a very grown-up name to have. It's a pretty name when you're young, and then I think when I became a young lady, it felt kind of like a lot to grow into for some reason. I don't know. It sounds kind of regal. I never real...

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I'm in so many videos. There was a period of about two years where I danced for everyone: Kylie Minogue, Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, Taio Cruz. It got to the point where my fees were double the other girls', and I wouldn't even have to audition. They'd cal...

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I was always the poor kid, even though I very much tried to pretend to be the other way. Always well presented. Always really active in the school, doing fashion shows, plays, involved in every single aspect of the school. Overcompensating, I think, ...

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It's really easy to project this whole ideology of what being an artiste is, and I'm just not down with intellectualizing it. I just think, if you feel like doing something, then do it.

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You have to recognize at some point that even though you have the passion and creative level to be able to do something, you might have to do a lot of prep. Sometimes you just can't do it as quickly as you want to do it.

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When I was younger, I had conversations with friends about wanting to create something different. Every young musician probably thinks that. But it's difficult to do, because there are only so many words, notes, melodies, songs. But as soon as I stop...

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Twigs has been my nickname for years, and I guess a lot of people close to me called me Twigs, like, as a nickname. Before I even did dancing properly or anything, like, substantially creative, I was still Twigs.

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In school, I had a tough time fitting in, and dancing was my way of being in my own element. As a teenager, I became a bit disillusioned with it. Even with competitions, I'd win, but still there would be tears.

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I've soaked up so much through dancing, but I also have to be still. I want to be silent and read, to shut up and take time to respect the vision someone put into a book.

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Author Bio

NameFKA twigs
DescriptionEnglish singer
AliasesTahliah Debrett Barnett
BornJanuary 16, 1988
CountryUnited Kingdom
ProfessionSinger; Singer-songwriter