Shamir Quotes

My friends freaked out when I posted ‘I’ll Never Be Able To Love‘ on Facebook.

I don’t really get nervous.

I always say I never felt ‘latched’ to a gender. I just kind of always felt like myself, and I never felt like I had to do certain things or be a certain way to fit into a certain mold.

I’m not in a certain type of genre, and I can’t be categorized or pigeonholed. That leaves a wide range of what I can do for myself, for other people, and with other people.

As far as long-term goals, one of my favorite artists ever is Tegan and Sara, because every single one of their albums sounds different. Or Beck. I want to be like that because I come from so many different types of musical backgrounds.

I was always the tallest kid in my class.

I never felt like a boy or a girl, never felt I should wear this or dress like that. I think that’s where that confidence comes from because I never felt I had to play a part in my life. I just always come as Shamir.

My grandma has a picture of Louis Farrakhan playing violin in her house.

I want people to listen to my music and everyone to feel included, and I think it’s kind of working because all my audiences are always so colorful.

If you listen to most of my songs, the lyrics are pretty kind of dark, but I like to put it behind happy music because then it evens it out… I’m really happy, actually. Obviously I have my bad moments, but I always challenge myself to not put negativity out there because there’s already enough.

Music feels like a six sense to me, and it’s never been just a hobby. It’s something that I have to do to breathe. It’s an extension of who I am.

I wrote all my songs on my main instruments, and the songs I would record in my bedroom were just acoustic guitar, mandolin, and sometimes bass. I really like the texture the mandolin added to my music, but my fingers were too big to play it… I could only do little riffs and whatever.

If I were really being myself. I’d just curl up in the corner and knit.

I was inspired to make music since I was 7 because my aunt is a songwriter.

I have absolutely no ambition. My goal has already been exceeded.

I’m just, ‘Hi, I’m Shamir. I’m gonna sing, hug you, then you can buy my album.’

My plan was to release a tape, move to Arkansas, live on a farm, and make music like Bon Iver.

Ever since I was little, I showed traits of both masculine and feminine energies. Androgyny was never something that I thought about or tried for.

My main goal was to have something for everyone and not just one sound.

If you’re 100% yourself, then you’re going to be different no matter what. I have this self-honesty approach as opposed to an ego that a lot of musicians put up. I can be myself, and that’s just enough to stand out.