Singer, songwriter, rapper, music producer and entrepreneur
The young artiste with a hypnotic voice and music prowess like no other talks to Vibe about her favourite things with a little bit of thought and a whole lot of laughter.
In conversation with Azraa Killru
LITTLE JOYS
Q: Favourite time of the day
A: Midnight or later
Q: If you are going into a food coma, which food is it likely to be?
A: Sushi, sashimi – anything Japanese
Q: Humans who make you the happiest
A: People who are driven and get what they want!
Q: What is your happy place?
A: Wherever my headphones are
Q: Preferred clothing choices
A: Baggy clothing such as sweatpants, crop tops – and I usually steal others’ clothes!
Q: Your pick on a movie marathon night
A: Matrix
Q: Best place to hang out
A: Studio – with some coffee
MUSIC
Q: Greatest music influencers since childhood
A: Bee Gees, Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys, Avenged Sevenfold, Breaking Benjamin and pop artistes like Rihanna, Alicia Keys and Eminem
Q: Which artiste has impressed you the most and why?
A: Eminem – his growth and relevance for so many years is impressive
Q: Someone you would like to share the stage with one day
A: Billie Eilish and Eminem
Q: A piece of music that brings you positive vibes
A: Satellite by Above & Beyond. It’s not a happy song but since it is the first cover I did for YouTube it always feels nice to listen to it
Q: Three lines that describe you
A: Fun, crazy and probably a little psycho!
DEEP STUFF
Q: Most cherished memory
A: If I achieve my future goal, that will be the memory I’ll cherish forever
Q: A life altering incident
A: My decision to go to the UK after my O-Levels brought about a drastic change
Q: How do you keep yourself inspired and motivated?
A: A lot of YouTube. I also like to learn new things as it keeps me inspired and motivated to work on my music
Q: If you could time travel, would you choose the past or future?
A: Definitely not the past. Although the future sounds interesting, I will stay in the present. Not knowing the future is fun!
Q: If not music, which profession would you have chosen?
A: Accounting or logistics and supply chain
Q: If you could be Santa for a year, what would you do for the world?
A: Make everyone my slave – to show dominance!
Q: Magical powers you wish you had as a child – and why?
A: Wings – who wouldn’t want that?
Q: What frightens you the most?
A: Losing focus and giving up
Q: Five things you will never let go of
A: I am not attached to anything
RANDOM
Q: Most expensive thing you own
A: I have a pair of Avengers socks but they are not expensive. So I’ll go with kidneys – I’ve got two of them!
Q: Something you can never have enough of
A: Sounds and music – any sound
Q: Dream vacation
A: Igloo villages in Finland. They look very cool and I have wanted to go there for a long time
Q: Who do you stalk the most on social media?
A: I’ll go with the celebrity I stalk a lot – Rita Ora on Instagram because she is cool and hot
Q: Fitness secrets
A: I go for workouts with Samaakhya Gajanayake every other day and do a lot of sports like futsal, scuba diving and have even started skating recently
Q: Any tips for aspiring musicians?
A: Don’t give up and don’t listen to anybody – not even your parents!
HAIR AND MAKEUP
Capello Salons
