And, um, youknow, I grewupkindschoolandlisteningtotheradioandbeinginspiredbysomeofmyfavoritelikefemalepopartiststhathaveallowedmetodreamthisbigandhaveallowedmetofeelthatguytomaybeonedayconcealedontheradio, I wouldsaythewomenwhoinspiredmethemostare, ofcourse, mymom.
MmMalala.
Sometimeswhen I feeluninspired, I justwatchinterviewswithMalalaandfeellike I needtodomorefortheworld.
Mymominspiresme a lotaboutmymother's capacity, withkindnessthat's farbeyondmeandthiscapacitytojust I don't know.
I wish I couldsay I'm likethatnow, but I'm notwhat I'm workingtowardsbeingthatway.
Womenthatinspiremethemostare a lotof, um, armed.
BesoartistssuchasKeiLaniandherandJohnny I goonsomanymorescissorTheytheyallreallyexpresstheirrielrealhumanemotionsthroughtheirmusicandthatthatiswhat I takeintomyownmusic.
Andit's itinspiresmetocreate.
We'veovercomesomuch, I thinkwomeninthemusicindustry, I thinkinitselfthewe'vemanagedThioStepitup.
We'vemanagedtobeheard.
We, uh, takingnoprisonersondhe.
It's it's justamazingtoseesomuch a femalepowerinthemusicindustry.
I thinkwomenhaveovercome a lot, especiallyinthemusicindustry.
Um, being a woman, youknow, I feel a certain a certainkindof, uh, likediscouragementsometimes.
And, uh, I justtryingmybesttokindofbeaspositiveandbemindfuloftheprivilegethat I haveforotherwomenbecause, youknow, thereare a lotofthingsthat I feellikewecandefinitelydotosupportotherwomenintheindustryandtomakesurethatthefutureisasdiverseaspossible.
I wouldliketoseethemusicindustrywomanjustbeappreciatedasmuchastheycan, because I feelliketheysay, playsuchanimportantroleandthere's somanythingsthattheyprovide.
I mean, especiallybeinginwritingsessionsorbeinginrecordingsessions.
Having a womanbesidemeissomotivatingtobeabletoputmybestselfoutthereandputmybestlyricsoutthere.
And I knowthathavingsomanyinspirationsdefinitelyencouragesmetobethebestonethat I couldbe.
We'renotinthatplaceanymore.
2020 I think, isanamazingtimetobe a woman, andwe'renevergoingbackwardsonLeegoingforwardsonLee, owningmoreandit's notonlyaboutowningourbodiesinthewaythatwerepresentourselves, butit's owningourourworkandourcreativityandhaving a seatatthetable.
I thinkit's justequality, equalpay, equaltreatment.
Butforwomennotonlyinthisindustry, butineveryindustryintheworld, I thinkit's abouttime.
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