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Julia Holter

American Musician

Born: Dec 18, 1984

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I played cello on my early recordings, but that doesn't mean I'm a cellist, you know? Julia Holter

You Recordings Know Cello Mean Played Early

I started classical piano when I was eight, but I wasn't a virtuoso. I just really liked it. Julia Holter

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I grew up watching 'Gigi.' My grandmother had it, and I watched it there. Julia Holter

Had Up Grew Grandmother Watched Watching

I usually work in a room which is totally cluttered with my mess, and there's stuff everywhere, and it's kind of chaotic because I am a very messy person. I could totally write in a pristine environment, but it would mean I would have to be at someone else's house. Julia Holter

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I often find that I like the vibe of not having technology around me. Julia Holter

Me Technology Find Having Like Around Often Vibe

I see myself as a songwriter and a poet. Julia Holter

Myself Poet See Songwriter

I love '80s beats; everyone does. Julia Holter

Love Everyone Beats Does

I'm inspired by nonmusical things a lot, whether it's a film or a book or whatever. Julia Holter

Book Whatever Inspired Lot Whether Film Things

No one recognises me on the street, ever. Julia Holter

Me Recognises No-One Ever Street

One thing that's really important to me in my music is mystery. Julia Holter

Music Me Important One Thing Mystery Really Thing

Most records are usually not united by one specific story, but that seems to be something that I like and that I find easy to do. Julia Holter

Easy Find Seems Something Records Like Most Story United Specific

In high school, I would secretly play Joni Mitchell songs all the time. That's when I started singing and playing at the same time, and I got really into doing that. Julia Holter

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I've never felt at home anywhere. Julia Holter

Home Never Felt Anywhere

I don't thrive in a school or academic environment, I found out. I thrive better in the world outside the small academy because I find it hard to explain what I'm doing. Julia Holter

World Better School Thrive Out Find Small Outside Environment Academic Academy Because Doing Explain Hard Found

I started writing music as a composer in school, in the classical tradition. Julia Holter

Music Writing School Composer Classical Tradition Started

To me, the process of art is very much a process of translation, of borrowing. Julia Holter

Art Me Translation Borrowing Very Process Much

I take music very seriously, but it's important to me that my music is - I don't know if 'intuitive' is the word, but there's a really important element of something kind of mysterious. It's not academic or esoteric. Julia Holter

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If you've ever seen paparazzi go after a celebrity, it's really freaky. Julia Holter

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I was in school for four years writing music to please my teachers. That was not music I liked. And when I make music that isn't for something I want to make, and it's to please other people, it's - the outcome is really bad. Julia Holter

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I do develop characters for songs, and I think of everything as storytelling, in a way. But I don't plan out what they're going to sound like. I just sing over what I've done. Julia Holter

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