I think my first album opened a lot of doors for me to push the freedom of speech to the limit.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My first album done what it had to do. It introduced me.
My first album is a lot of my personal experiences. I wanted people to relate to what I've been through.
The first album was a very successful record. It made me very visible and it's an immediate association, but I don't do that anymore. Now I'm true to myself as an artist again. I'm more vocally oriented.
I've probably written about three albums that no one will ever hear.
I had deeper, more reflective songs on the first album.
With the first album, I wanted to do so many different things, and I was fighting with myself to try and see if I was worthy enough to do it.
In the past, I've been a bit diffident about my own albums, almost excusing them for some reason, even though deep down I felt strongly about them.
The experiences of promoting my first album were really something; there is so much illusion in my environment (touring and pop music) that I wanted to clear away.
I wasn't allowed to grow as an artist. My albums were nicer to look at than to listen to.
My first album was me finding myself and my voice, finding how I sing. I was rolling with the punches because everything was new to me.