I think I was like nine years old

我想我當時大概九歲

and I just fell in love with music

我只是愛上了音樂

and there was never a plan B.

而且從來沒有一個B計劃。

(melancholic music)

哀樂

Prince discovered me

王子發現了我

about three years before he passed away.

大約三年後，他才去世。

He told me he was a big fan of my voice.

他告訴我，他很喜歡我的聲音。

He said that he thinks I have an analog voice

他說他認為我的聲音是模擬的

and to me that was so crazy,

對我來說，這是如此瘋狂。

this is Prince, one of my biggest inspirations

這是王子，我最大的靈感來源之一。

and one of the biggest icons of all time.

也是史上最大的偶像之一。

He was also one of the funniest people I've ever met

他也是我見過的最有趣的人之一。

ever in my life.

有史以來在我的生活。

So this one time, Prince decided

所以這一次，王子決定

he wants to get donuts at 4:00 a.m. in Kentucky.

他想在凌晨4點在肯塔基州吃甜甜圈。

I was in Kentucky, I had just watched Prince perform.

我在肯塔基州，我剛剛看了王子的表演。

Prince tells me he wants to get donuts.

王子告訴我，他想吃甜甜圈。

He hits me up, tells me, "Want to get donuts?"

他打我，告訴我，"想吃甜甜圈嗎？"

I put on my best attire cause it's Prince,

我穿上我最好的衣服，因為這是王子。

you know, you can't wear, you know

你知道的，你不能穿，你知道的

sweatpants around Prince.

太子身邊的運動褲。

I meet him in the lobby,

我在大廳裡見到他。

he's in his stage attire fully dressed.

他是在他的舞臺裝束 全身著裝。

We pull up to this donut place in Kentucky.

我們把車停在肯塔基州的一家甜甜圈店。

I don't know where it was exactly.

我不知道它到底在哪裡。

The people that worked there start, you know,

在那裡工作的人開始，你知道。

giggling so much cause it's Prince, you know.

傻笑這麼多 因為它是王子，你知道的。

We're sitting there, they roll down the window,

我們坐在那裡，他們搖下窗戶。

it's, you know, crazy.

這是，你知道，瘋狂。

There's a lot of pinch me moments and for me

有很多捏我的時刻，對我來說。

along this journey, you know doing music.

沿著這個旅程，你知道做音樂。

(gentle reflective music)

(輕柔的反射音樂)

I have a lot of high goals and expectations for myself

我對自己有很多高的目標和期望。

and I put a lot of pressure on myself

我給自己很大的壓力

but I've really learned to embrace

但我已經真正學會了擁抱

the small wins so to say

勝者為王

and you know, for me,

你知道，對我來說，

it's a win every time a fan comes up to me

每次有粉絲來找我，都是贏家。

or messages me about my music affecting them

或者給我留言說我的音樂影響了他們

in a specific way, if it's comforting

在特定的方式，如果它是舒適性的。

or if it's, if it brings them joy.

或者如果是，如果能給他們帶來快樂。

If they can relate to my story

如果他們能與我的故事有關

I think, you know, that's a win for me every time.

我想，你知道，每次都是我贏。

Then I feel like I'm on the right path,

我就覺得自己走對了路。

doing what I do.

做我該做的事。

Well, there's this artist

嗯，有這個藝術家

in my mind I've worked with him 150,000 times.

在我看來，我已經和他合作了15萬次。

It's been incredible, our voices mesh and blend perfectly.

這真是不可思議，我們的聲音完美地融合在一起。

This artist's name is Frank Ocean,

這個藝術家的名字叫Frank Ocean。

and I hope that it will happen one day.

我希望有一天會發生。

You know, honestly, I invest so much back

你知道，說實話，我投資了這麼多回來

into my own artistry of me

到我自己的藝術性的我

as a project, as an artist

作為一個項目，作為一個藝術家

so touring is so expensive but, you know,

所以旅遊是如此昂貴，但是，你知道，

I feel like it's all worth it.

我覺得這一切都是值得的。

I'm just investing back in me

我只是在自己身上投資

and to me that's a splurge that

而對我來說，這是一個揮霍，

I value maybe over clothes and materialistic things

我看重的也許是衣服和物質的東西

but luckily, in my job, it's a part of it

但幸運的是，在我的工作中，它是它的一部分。

so I still get to wear cute outfits.

所以我還是可以穿可愛的衣服。

In five years I hope I have a family,

五年後，我希望我有一個家庭。

I hope I have some more stability in my life.

我希望我的生活能更穩定一些。

This life and path that I chose

我選擇的這條生活和道路

requires a lot of time away from my family

需要花很多時間遠離家人

and a lot of traveling and just being super focused

和大量的旅行，只是被超級專注於

and, you know, it's kind of rocky

而且，你知道，它是一種崎嶇的

but I, yeah, I wish and pray for more

但我，是的，我希望並祈禱更多的。

stability and yeah, just hope that I'm happy

穩定性和是的，只是希望我很高興

and that I'm still making music.

而且我還在做音樂。

And that that collab happen between me and Frank.

我和Frank之間的合作也是如此。