Grace VanderWaal Quotes - BrainyQuote

American - Musician Born: January 15, 2004

I always want to stay true to who I am, and if people don't like that, then that's okay. I think fans appreciate when you're genuine and honest, and that's how I try to be through all of this.

Grace VanderWaal

You I Am People Think

A family friend was staying with us once and had brought over a ukulele. I just loved the way she played it. I saved up the money from my 11th birthday and went out and bought one for myself.

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Family Birthday Myself Money

That's the amazing part of humans - it's so weird how one person can inspire.

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Amazing Weird Inspire Person

Regular school is one bajillion times easier than online school. I want friends; I want a social life. I want that experience in my life.

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Life Experience My Life Friends

My advice for someone just learning the ukulele would be to have fun with it and not take anything too seriously. Some songs that I think are great for beginners would be, 'House of Gold,' 'Riptide,' and 'I Don't Know My Name.'

Grace VanderWaal

Learning Great Name Fun

I remember I asked my mom for a ukulele, and she said no because she thought I would never play it. So then I got my birthday money up, and I bought my own. It was the most rebellious thing I've ever done.

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Birthday Money Mom Remember

Always be kind, but kindness doesn't mean that you have to not say what you think.

Grace VanderWaal

Kindness You Be Kind Think

I love it when people refer to me as a singer-songwriter. I get flutters in my stomach because they say, 'This is Grace VanderWaal, singer-songwriter,' not, 'This is Grace VanderWaal, winner of 'America's Got Talent.'' I'm so proud of that; it's such a big chapter of my life. But it's nice to kind of not be known as just that.

Grace VanderWaal

Life Love Me My Life

I've become a ukulele hoarder.

Grace VanderWaal

I had a lot of those fake friends. You just have to realize it's happening. You can't get caught up in the 'Oh, my God, they want to be my friend, finally' aspect.

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God You Friends Friend

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I always say that you can be polite and nice and still know what you want and still can see your path.

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You Path Nice Know

The world is so big, and there's so many people, and there's only one you, and that's so special and unique to think about.

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You People World Think

I love colors, but I also love rich sounds. And I feel like when it comes to colored ukuleles, people assume they're cheap or that they'll have a tinny sound. And I feel like it would be really beautiful to have a rich color but also to have a rich sound.

Grace VanderWaal

Love Beautiful People Colors

Schools should be safe.

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Safe Should Schools

Record labels and producers are not looking to change you: they are looking to make a star. And what they might think is a star may not be you.

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Change You Looking Think

I think there's a misconception about the industry, that you have to change who you are to look 'cool' in order to succeed, and that's just not true.

Grace VanderWaal

Change Cool You Look

I think everyone has music inside them, and my hope is that I can help them find it.

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Music Hope Think I Can

I do school online. My favorite thing to do with school is to finish things and then watch it go away, especially when I am working on a laptop.

Grace VanderWaal

I Am School Go Finish

Probably my sister was the only one to tell me that I was good singer until 'America's Got Talent.'

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Good Me Talent Sister

I play the saxophone, and I used to play the piano.

Grace VanderWaal

Play Piano Used Saxophone

I started writing once I got the ukulele.

Grace VanderWaal

Writing Started Ukulele Once

I've accomplished so much, have done so many projects, and have worked with such amazing people.

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People Amazing Done Amazing People

I'll forever look at Imagine Dragons and hear them on the radio and think, 'They're great people.'

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People Great Look Think

Child stardom is a really hard thing. It can really lead to bad things, and I think a lot of people have gone through that.

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People Child Think Bad

When Ariana Grande was starting out, everyone was like, 'You're just like Mariah Carey!' She inspires me so much because she just kept going and made her own name, and no one even says that anymore.

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Me You Name Own

I feel like my fans and I are all friends.

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Feel Friends Fans Like

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