82 Quotes by Khalid

I wrote 'Saved' as a form of therapy to get over the fact that I had moved and lost so much of myself.

My mom raised a self-aware kid. I wasn't like the typical alpha male. I wasn't afraid to sing, you know? I wasn't afraid to be in musicals.

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.'

You're not a real fan if you don't know how to say my name.

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

Uzi is insanely good and super creative.

And even though I'm famous, I still go through things that young people go through.

The first songs I made brought me to the Grammys. I was a five-times nominated teenager off voice memos and songs that were clearly recorded off different mics.

It's my job to accept my youth, to spread my story, to let people know who I am as an individual, because there's so many people who are blinded and think less of me because of my skin color.