117 Quotes by Yuna

To have a sense of style, it shows you know yourself. People like that.

I think, from the very beginning, I always knew that I needed to get out of Malaysia and do my thing somewhere else.

I love my headscarf. I wear my head wrap every day with my hoop earrings.

A lot of people tend to go into the music industry and be really - what do you call it? - oblivious to everything that comes with it.

I just realized the best way to live your life is to just be you, as cliche as it sounds. I grew up trying to please everyone.

The working environment in L.A. is really refreshing, really good. Because in Malaysia, it's a small country - you end up working with the same people that you like and that you know.

I didn't expect to have music as my main thing. I always thought I was going to be a lawyer. When I graduated, I was doing really well with my music in Malaysia. I had stable income, and I had really good momentum in the music industry, so I had to make a decision whether to stop that and continue being a lawyer.

Embrace the color of your skin and your own beauty.

I came from a strong jazz/ singer-songwriter/folk influence, but in L.A., I learned how to have a balance between all these genres and R&B music and hip-hop, mixing them all together.