I guess music is very global.

You probably shouldn't laugh any more.

Give me your resolve. Believe in Yuna.

I've done it! I have become a summoner!

Lupe Fiasco is kinda cool. I like him a lot.

The more of you I see, the more I'm glad I'm me

It is better to die in hope than live in despair.

If I walk in the street in Korea, I am recognized.

Embrace the color of your skin and your own beauty.

I always put on M.A.C. Prep and Primer before anything.

Music has to change. I don't want to stay the same forever.

I learned to practice smiling when I'm feeling sad, you know?

The magic never worked! The only thing we’re left with is regret.

Appreciate your heart; really know how to take care of your heart.

I'm a Muslim. I don't try to hide it. I'm also a girl who loves music.

I love my headscarf. I wear my head wrap every day with my hoop earrings.

When children are immunized, it's really the beginning of a new day for them.

I have a lot of friends who do EDM music; they had to tell me what a 'drop' was.

My label understands that I am really attached to Malaysia, that I come home a lot.

The Olympics is the biggest competition for all athletes and an unforgettable event.

I want girls to know that equality exists in this world. You can do anything you want.

The people who should be here aren’t. The ones who should be smiling with me aren’t here.

I like that I don't have to conform to the normal women-in-music-selling-sex-appeal thing.

I know how to wrap my turban a little better now. In the beginning, it was a little weird.

One of the reasons I picked up the guitar is because I saw a video of Feist performing in Paris.

I like to be just an athlete, but if I go to competition and compete, I love to be a star, maybe.

I don’t want friends to die...or fade away. I don’t want battles where we have to lose in order to win.

People think it's very strange because I love whale watching - you don't see whales a lot where I'm from.

I love weekends. Just like everyone else, I get to rest on weekends and go out with friends. I hate Mondays.

I try to look at people like Adele and Norah Jones, who are very successful but don't have to deal with scandals.

The first time I heard Adam Feeney and Chester Stone Hansen's 'Vibez,' it was used in Drake's '0-100' as a sample.

I'm based here in L.A., but I think in the future I might consider settling down in Malaysia when I start a family.

I think, from the very beginning, I always knew that I needed to get out of Malaysia and do my thing somewhere else.

I come from a jazzy, acoustic, folky background. Everything has to work with melodies; the words have to have meaning.

I wasn't trained to be in front of a camera, so there were a lot of challenges at first. But I didn't want to be fake.

For 'Chapters', I decided to let go of my insecurities, found myself some talented R&B producers, and worked with them.

I was doing quite well in Malaysia... Everyone was so excited about my music, and they started accepting me as an artist.

I didn't take music seriously in the beginning. It just kind of a hobby to me. It was something that I love doing for fun.

I just realized the best way to live your life is to just be you, as cliche as it sounds. I grew up trying to please everyone.

A lot of people think that because I'm from Malaysia, I'm driven by Malaysian sound, but actually, it's mostly just my melodies.

Building a better life for every child is a lot harder than becoming a world champion. Both goals take dedication and commitment.

I've found just the right amount of balance in my life. I'm this pop artist in America, but I'm also Malaysian. And I'm also Muslim.

A lot of people tend to go into the music industry and be really - what do you call it? - oblivious to everything that comes with it.

Even in the hardest circumstances, dreams can give you the courage to live, and I hope I can share that message with children in need.

'Places to Go' is something that I would never normally write because I would usually be worried with what people would think about me.

Whenever I write a new song, it always happens when I come back from Europe or Egypt or something like that. It's always from travelling.

I grew up listening to a lot of different types of music, and R&B in particular was something that I loved - Aaliyah, Usher, Alicia Keys, TLC.

My style is all I have. When I go on stage, that's me in my comfort zone. It's not a costume. It's just me. And I want every woman to feel that way.

Home, to me, is where I am and where I feel most comfortable. Obviously, Malaysia is home. In L.A., my home is my apartment because that's my Malaysia.

I think I draw my inspiration from a lot of conversations that I had with people or my friends and combine them together with my own personal experience.

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