Words matter. These are the best Shamir Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I’m just, ‘Hi, I’m Shamir. I’m gonna sing, hug you, then you can buy my album.’
My main goal was to have something for everyone and not just one sound.
My grandma has a picture of Louis Farrakhan playing violin in her house.
I think as long as you wear your imperfections on your sleeve, people respect it more.
I prefer to stay in if I have a choice. I lose energy being around people. I know that sounds horrible.
Music feels like a six sense to me, and it’s never been just a hobby. It’s something that I have to do to breathe. It’s an extension of who I am.
If I were really being myself. I’d just curl up in the corner and knit.
I always find it amazing that people get mad because they can’t figure out my gender. Even though my only job here is to create art, I think being a genderless figure… it shakes people. And when that happens, it makes me feel like I’m doing my job.
I’m naturally androgynous. I don’t wear makeup or skirts.
My first time doing music was on acoustic guitar. I had a friend from Texas who taught me so much country, I entered a few country competitions. But eventually, I got tired of it.
Ever since I was little, I showed traits of both masculine and feminine energies. Androgyny was never something that I thought about or tried for.
My plan was to release a tape, move to Arkansas, live on a farm, and make music like Bon Iver.
I can hit baritone notes, and I can sing in the soprano range if I wanted to. I did this thing a long time ago where I did a duet with myself. I sound like two different people.
I was always the tallest kid in my class.
I just want to make good music. That’s it. That’s what I care about.
I always surprise myself with my voice. A lot of people don’t get it, and they’re like, ‘You can’t sing. Stop. What are you doing?’ And it’s funny to hear a lot people say I sing in falsetto because it’s not falsetto – that’s my voice.
I didn’t go to prom because I was too punk.
If you listen to most of my songs, the lyrics are pretty kind of dark, but I like to put it behind happy music because then it evens it out… I’m really happy, actually. Obviously I have my bad moments, but I always challenge myself to not put negativity out there because there’s already enough.
I don’t really get nervous.
I wear menswear all the time. I don’t do anything to make myself look more feminine. I naturally look and am more feminine.
When you’re from a boring town, you have to find things to do. It’s funny: I always knew I wanted to make music, so I was always kind of ahead of my peers. I had an MP3 player by the time I was in the fourth grade.
If you’re 100% yourself, then you’re going to be different no matter what. I have this self-honesty approach as opposed to an ego that a lot of musicians put up. I can be myself, and that’s just enough to stand out.
