Rachel Platten Quotes

I feel like I have some stuff that matches 'Fight Song,' not in necessarily the message exactly but in the emotion and honesty.

I feel crazy that me sticking with my dreams actually worked. It's wild and incredible.

I'm a fighter, and I don't take no for an answer.

I learned that I truly am a fighter and that I cannot give up.

I had my first concert in front of 80,000 people at the International Soca Monarch Finals.

Music truly heals, and I am so grateful to have learned that through Musicians on Call.

I work extremely hard to stay positive and happy. But I get sad and anxious, too, just like everyone.

I played piano growing up. I played classical piano since I was 5, and I sang in choirs, and I sang in plays and musicals.

I love playing sports. I'm overly eager and aggressive and not very skilled, so it leads to many small injuries.

I do a lot of visualisations and meditation and a lot of hippie stuff.

I wrote my first song when I was six or seven, a silly little song. But I used to write poems in high school - not songs.

Lyrics are very important to me. I like speaking to women and saying what I mean.

Vocally, I have learned to find my strength, and my voice has developed a lot since 'Be Here.' I learned to sing with all of my body.

I can beatbox. Well, sort of. I have one beat that I can do, but people get fooled.

I like to be supportive and a role model.

I like structure, cool, hip songs, and fun, hooky music.

It didn't scare me to be vulnerable because I think that's when you get something great.

Wherever I go, people are so kind and so lovely and so warm and show their best self. So I feel very lucky.

I think my best friend is dry shampoo and dry texturizer spray.

I was a political science major in college and dreamed of being a diplomat.

I'm so grateful that anyone has connected with my songs, let alone millions of people.

I love Kelly Clarkson's message, and I've heard comparisons to P!nk.

There's a joy I think people feel from ... my performance.

I used to feel it was too late for me; I'd had my shot. You couldn't make a pop star out of me.

The adventurer in me would love to visit Patagonia, Chile.

I didn't grow up with musical influences in my family.

I used to imagine working as a White House staffer some day, so it was pretty amazing to be there ... realizing another dream.

Even if I'm making music for people for $20 a night, at least I'm making music.

It used to break my heart that I didn't get to start in varsity soccer!

My mom is a therapist, and my dad has a doctorate in psychology, and growing up, I felt 'very understood.'

I learned a lot from playing those late-night, 1-to-4 A.M. gigs with my band, and playing when no one was listening.

When I got on stage, I felt this bolt of electricity hit me, and it was this shock of, 'This is exactly what I'm supposed to do with my life.'

I used to visit London when I was younger with my family. I feel very close to the city.

I'm one of those people at the airport holding a pillow like a little kid.

I wish I'd gone to music school or just started playing in bands sooner.

No matter what, I still was gonna make music, even if it was on a small scale. Even if it was just for me.

I want to continue to remain present and grateful each day that I get to be doing what I love. Making and performing music I believe in.