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Skylar Grey


American
February 23, 1986
Musician
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I moved out to L.A. when I was 17, dropped out of high school, and pursued a career in music.


Skylar Grey
Tags: Music Out School
I discovered that my insecurities and my flaws were things that I actually need to embrace, and I let them become my superpowers.
Skylar Grey
Tags: Them Things Were
I didn't have any knowledge of the music industry when I first got to L.A., and I really didn't know on a creative level what I wanted to sound like, so I had to do a lot of experimenting. It led to a spiral of depression and being broke.
Skylar Grey
My mom was a folk singer and Celtic harpist. My dad was in a barbershop quartet and my great grandma was an opera singer. As I grew up, I discovered pop music and Top 40 radio, but it was in the '90s, so music was very different then - it was really lyrical.
Skylar Grey
Tags: Great Music Dad
I would say that nobody is going to work harder for your career than yourself - the one with the vision. No matter how many people you hire, nobody is going to get is as much as yourself does. So it's really important to be your own leader at all times and not hand it all off, otherwise the whole empire will fall apart.
Skylar Grey
Tags: Work You People
I love New York. I first came here with my Mom when I was in 9th grade. I took the subway for the first time and the doors closed between me and my Mom, and I was so scared. I could see her through the window and I didn't know what to do. I got off at the next stop and she caught up to me, but I couldn't stop crying.
Skylar Grey
Tags: Time Mom Me