I feel incredibly lucky to have grown up with creative parents and around creative people, many of whom live with anxiety. My mum would sometimes say that it was a beautiful thing, and that it would come in handy when making music - and it's made me a more empathetic person.

Growing up, I was confused about my identity: I felt like I wasn't black enough to be black, but not white enough to be white.

Yes, sharing super-personal experiences is scary, but I can only get up on stage and perform it if I really connect with the music.

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