KHALID

We were told not to turn our hobby into our job, but to turn our job into our hobby. As kids, we were told not to pursue our dreams!

I knew if I worked hard enough that I'd be successful and eventually give opportunities to others.

I started writing out all of my feelings, and people asked me, 'Have you ever thought of recording your music?' It was something I'd always thought of, but I'd never really had the confidence.

I'm really excited about what the future holds and to grow as an individual and as an artist.

Love crosses all boundaries.

I didn't feel like I had a home until I moved to El Paso.

If you don't text your relationship partner - even if you just saw them in person - it's like you're doing something wrong.

A lot of people think teenagers haven't gone through anything in their lives - they're not even 20 years old yet. But a twenty-something can go through the same type of experience or heartbreak that a 50-year-old can go through, so why does age matter?

For me, when I grew up, I never really had an outlet when it came to my social surroundings. Even if I had a form of popularity, I felt like I was very limited.

I love visiting my friends because it makes me feel normal.

I'm still proud of who I am, of my youth, and I feel like now, as individuals, we begin to realise that we can change the future. We all have to participate.

I was very confused with where my life was heading, but I knew that whatever I did, music was going to be involved.

It wasn't like I was specifically wanting to write songs about technology. It's just what I lived, what I was experiencing growing up.

I've met so many new fans and amazing people while traveling to new cities and locations throughout 2017 in support of my album 'American Teen.'

I can't play an instrument to save my life. But when I'm creating, and when I'm making music, I feel like I'm the head of the orchestra, and I'm just waving my wand, and something is created.

Being timeless means you can listen to something when you're feeling a certain way, and it still has that same power as it did when you listened to the record for the first time. Timeless is abnormal. It sticks out. It can't be recreated.

I want to venture out into music education for kids. As a child, I was discouraged by a lack of money, and now I want to use my platform to give back to kids without resources.

I knew what I wanted and where I wanted to go. I always wanted to entertain and help others.

Uzi is insanely good and super creative.

I always try to keep my friends within my music. I always play them all of the songs, and they are my biggest critics, and they love it, so that's a good sign.

I would classify myself as an individual. That's what I try to stay true with - being myself, 100 percent.

I try to take all of my experiences in and not take anything for granted.

I feel like we go through different stages of love. When you get a little bit older, love starts to feel different, but you see that love has always been there.

The thing about going back to El Paso, it's overwhelming sometimes. I look at the support that I get and the success that I've had, and I can't walk anywhere without being spotted. My hair might be the biggest crime in this situation.

I got joked on. You had people saying I was stupid, that I was lame, that I was feminine, this and that. I was like, 'OK, but I'm still gonna be successful, and you're not.'