35 Shura Quotes for You to Enjoy

Shura

English Musician

Born: Jun 17, 1991

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On one level, I am a massive joker and can't take anything seriously, but on the other hand, I'm incredibly serious and a deep thinker, so I have that dichotomy within me. Shura

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I think it's much harder now with the Internet to hone anything. It's easy to share things: you do one track, and it goes on Hype Machine; people are being exposed a lot earlier. Shura

I'm 23, and if I wanted to release a record when I was 17, I could have released a record, but I'm really glad I didn't. Shura

Release Released Record Could Glad Wanted Really

I know I don't suck at being me. I'm really good at being me. Shura

Good Me Know Being Really Suck

Pop music for introverts is an idea I wanted to explore. Shura

Music Idea Wanted Pop Explore Pop Music

There are two ways of dealing with being odd. One is to really try and conform, and the other is to do the opposite and really make a thing out of it. At school, it wasn't that I was bullied, but everyone was very aware that I was different. I was kind of the token weird person that people accepted into their group, almost like an accessory. Shura

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It is important that you're out, and it is important that you're visible. Shura

You Important Visible Out

Sometimes we feel like we're only interacting with what's already happening; we don't actually affect anything - sometimes I feel like that, anyway. Shura

Sometimes Only Feel Like Affect Interacting Anything Happening Anyway Actually

I started playing when I was about 13, mainly because Dad had guitars lying around the house. My dad taught me my first three chords, and I taught myself from there. Shura

Myself Me Three First Lying Guitars About Had Mainly House Because Around Taught Chords Dad Started Playing

The first time I shared music was on Myspace. Then SoundCloud came along. The difference with SoundCloud is that people can comment on stuff, which was more frightening but also way more fun - especially if they liked it. Shura

Is the mainstream becoming more queer? Or is it the opposite? That artists like me are mainstreaming queer music? Shura

Music Me More Mainstream Like Becoming Opposite Queer Artists

Do stuff that is true to your own experiences. Shura

Own True Stuff Experiences Your

I'm massively inspired by Janet Jackson, and I adore Whitney Houston and Madonna. Shura

Madonna Adore Inspired Massively Houston Jackson Janet Jackson Whitney Whitney Houston

I'm actually really impressed with everyone at Polydor. Shura

Everyone Impressed Really Actually

I didn't really want anyone to know that I wanted to write music or make songs because, in a way, I didn't necessarily know if I wanted to do it for a profession. I wanted to do it to express myself. Shura

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As I grew in confidence, I was able to come out and say that I'm a musician. Shura

Confidence Say Musician Out Able Come Grew

Some of the best songs are love songs. They're things that we all go through, and when we're going through it, we think that we're the only person in the world going through that. Having that music there sort of reminds you that you're not alone. It happens to me, too, as a music fan. Shura

I'm not one of those artists that can go away for six months and tour America and have 20 producers back in London or L.A. doing everything for me and I just come home and sing on it. It would be really useful, in terms of speed, to work like that. I just wouldn't find it creatively satisfying. I have to have my hand on the remote control. Shura

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