When I was in my early teens, I joined a cult. And we weren't allowed to listen to secular music or anything that wasn't made by us. So I spent a lot of time not listening to music, and by the time I could, I just didn't get into it.
Natalia KillsI don't really know what 'a dark place' means. I have windows in my house, and I'm generally an upbeat person! A lot of people throw that word at me because I wear a lot of black and leather.
Natalia KillsIf people go into music with the idea of competing with other artists, then they're doing it for all the wrong reasons.
Natalia KillsI definitely feel excited to be able to put really hard beats - like hip-hop beats - behind my music, more than I did before.
Natalia KillsArtists are definitely, like, under a sort of microscope of scrutiny more than others.
Natalia KillsI always put on a brave face when I was the most terrified, the most trapped and out of control.
Natalia KillsI was born in Bradford, a city in the north of England that God forgot about. A place where most people never leave, but if they do, they certainly never go back.
Natalia KillsI don't listen to music, actually. Obviously I go to clubs; I stand in elevators; a lot of my friends are musicians; I hear music all the time. But I don't have my own collection of music.
Natalia KillsMy dad went to jail for a long time. We lost everything, and the situation never resolved itself. My parents had this sort of passionate, disastrous desire for each other - not ideal to grow up in.
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