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00:03 Music was always a passion.
00:22 I loved music, and I loved singing.
00:25 But there were a couple of things
00:28 that weren't in my favor.
00:29 First, my parents were like, there's no way.
00:31 A, you're not a good singer.
00:32 B, no Asian kid becomes a singer.
00:36 And also, it's like, in the States,
00:38 you don't see Asian-American pop stars.
00:44 And so I think you have to be able to see
00:47 what you want to become to dream that dream in many ways.
00:51 If you don't see yourself represented,
00:53 how do you think like, oh, I can do that?
00:57 Singing was something that I always grew up doing.
00:59 As much as my parents were like, you're not good,
01:01 I think it was to discourage me from pursuing the path,
01:03 because they were so scared of the path.
01:06 And then in terms of fashion, I think
01:08 I've just become a lot more experimental, and fluid,
01:11 and comfortable just trying everything.
01:14 Even if it looks kind of crazy on the rack,
01:17 try it on and try to make it my own, and alter it,
01:20 and not being afraid to alter things,
01:22 knowing that there actually are no rules to fashion,
01:26 I don't think.
01:27 It's just, do you care what other people think or not?
01:31 If you don't really care that much,
01:33 then you can wear whatever you want.
01:35 Music was always around.
01:40 I just don't think I ever saw myself
01:42 really doing what I do now,
01:45 because it seemed so distant and impossible.
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