Bebe Rexha Quotes

I think what 'The Monster' means to me is I find it really hard - like a lot of other people in the world - to really be OK in my own skin. It was a message to myself saying, 'It's OK that you're not perfect.' I'm gonna learn to love myself and accept myself, even though I'm a little crazy.

- Bebe Rexha

Love, Other, I Think, My Own

I was the girl that didn't go to prom or my graduation because I was too busy working with producers and making music.

- Bebe Rexha

Girl, Go, Making, Prom

I write all of my songs from scratch, so the one thing I love about EDM is the way a song transforms into a piece of art, and how the different sounds can change the feel of the record.

- Bebe Rexha

Love, I Write, About, Scratch

I love what TLC did with the baggy pants. I love a lot of throwbacks.

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Love, Lot, I Love, TLC

I bought these pink sticker things... and I would write things on them, and I wrote, 'I will write an international smash,' and shortly after, it was when we did 'Monster,' and it was an international smash.

- Bebe Rexha

Pink, Will, Bought, Sticker

I'd love to work with Kanye West. He's gone through a lot of stuff in the public eye, but his music is genius. He always takes risks.

- Bebe Rexha

Love, Through, Always, Public Eye

I think in a lot of situations I had got songs stolen from me, or treated badly.

- Bebe Rexha

Think, Treated, Badly, Stolen

'Straight Outta Compton' was such a great movie, and obviously, I'm in the music business, so getting to see that piece of history was amazing, and it was an incredible movie.

- Bebe Rexha

Business, Incredible, Movie, Great Movie

I don't really want to make this sound depressing, but I will say that I didn't really have my first kiss until really, really late.

- Bebe Rexha

Want, Sound, Will, First Kiss

Nicki Minaj is a very strong woman who knows exactly what she wants. As an artist, I understand her, and I could see how she could be misunderstood by a lot of people, but she is really passionate about her art, and that's something I really admire about her.

- Bebe Rexha

Strong, Woman, Very, Misunderstood

It's one thing if you write a song and somebody else sings it because you give the OK. But if your voice is on something and you don't get the credit, it's kind of hard.

- Bebe Rexha

Voice, Song, Sings, OK

I grew up in the era of Britney Spears, where artists had songs written for them, and you got up and sang them. That's how I always thought it was.

- Bebe Rexha

Thought, Always, Had, Spears

It's tough hearing your voice on the radio, on a chorus, and knowing that people think it's another artist.

- Bebe Rexha

Voice, Think, Knowing, Chorus

We don't walk around wearing candy stuff all day or colorful stuff. It's like, I walk around wearing black.

- Bebe Rexha

Candy, Like, Wearing, Colorful

You need to know when to surrender the album.

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Know, Need, Album, Surrender

My ideal night would probably be a dope outfit, people that I love around me. Go to get some dinner, have some amazing food. Maybe sushi or Italian: I love both.

- Bebe Rexha

Love, Some, Ideal, Sushi

I don't judge people on their personal lives.

- Bebe Rexha

Judge, Personal, Lives, Personal Lives

Sometimes it gets a little too bubblegum for me, but what I do love about KPop videos is their attention to detail, and their choreography and dancing are always spot-on.

- Bebe Rexha

Love, Dancing, Always, Choreography

I think that the music industry is such an interesting place, and there are so many situations that people don't know about.

- Bebe Rexha

Interesting, Think, I Think, Interesting Place

My favorite artists are Kanye West, Jay Z, the Fugees, Lauryn Hill, Destiny's Child.

- Bebe Rexha

Destiny, Hill, Jay, None

I will always, forever, write songs, and wherever they're meant to be is where they'll be.

- Bebe Rexha

Will, Always, Meant, Meant To Be

It must be so hard trying to figure yourself out in this industry. Justin Bieber has hit rock-bottom with everyone watching him; that is just so tough.

- Bebe Rexha

Everyone, Industry, Figure, Justin

It's weird to me when an artist comes in, and the label says, 'We want him to sound like Chris Brown,' but he says he wants to sound like Sean Paul. There's a huge disconnect - it's like we're making a product.

- Bebe Rexha

Artist, Sound, Disconnect, None

When I was 16, I had a really big hit in the K-pop world. It was a hip-hop/R&B/pop song. I kinda strayed from that because of the writers I was hanging out with.

- Bebe Rexha

Song, Big, Had, Big Hit

What you start learning is that to get over a breakup, you kind of have to live through the emotions and not run away from it because then it lasts longer.

- Bebe Rexha

Through, Over, Lasts, Breakup

I've had situations where producers would be like, 'Could you meet me? Take the train; don't tell your parents.'

- Bebe Rexha

Tell, Like, Could, Train

We don't wake up happy and looking absolutely perfect and feeling amazing every day, you know? We're only human. So I think, with me, I'm not really scared to let people see that - because it's real.

- Bebe Rexha

Every Day, Perfect, I Think, Scared

My music is a little dark, and my lyrics are a little darker. Every day, I'm fighting towards the light.

- Bebe Rexha

Fighting, Every Day, Towards, Lyrics

I'm definitely inspired by old hip-hop.

- Bebe Rexha

Old, Inspired, Definitely, Hip-Hop

It all started when I was 4. I was watching a lot of 'The Little Mermaid,' and I loved that movie. I was going around the house singing - I wanted to be on Disney and everything; I wanted to be a princess.

- Bebe Rexha

Singing, Movie, Going, Mermaid

I wanted to be part of pop culture, so I started songwriting, and I got signed to my first record deal.

- Bebe Rexha

Songwriting, Deal, Part, Record Deal

I think, especially in pop culture, we're brought up to think that a normal pop star is this pretty, well-kept-together girl.

- Bebe Rexha

Think, Normal, Pretty, Pop Star

I just respect Kanye as an artist.

- Bebe Rexha

Respect, Artist, Just, Kanye

I want to be Kanye and do what he does musically. I'm very fearless.

- Bebe Rexha

Fearless, Very, Does, Kanye

I never thought of myself as a songwriter. I was just an artist writing songs, and they just happened to get placed.

- Bebe Rexha

Thought, Never, Placed, Songwriter

I was a Versace perfume girl at Saks Fifth Avenue, and Rihanna actually came up to the counter and asked for something. And she wouldn't even take her sunglasses off! She was so mean to me. Not mean, but, like, guarded. I don't blame her, though.

- Bebe Rexha

Perfume, Guarded, Asked, Fifth

I remember starting out and covering songs.

- Bebe Rexha

Remember, I Remember, Songs, Starting

Life is hard. It is. And it's like, I don't want anybody feeling any pain.

- Bebe Rexha

Pain, Like, Anybody, Life Is Hard

I played the trumpet for nine years, and then I joined the choir after that, and then I was in musicals in high school.

- Bebe Rexha

Nine, Joined, Then, Choir

I was very obsessed with my music, and I think that, as a young girl, I really wanted to get into this business, and I don't think my parents really knew how to protect me.

- Bebe Rexha

Think, I Think, Very, Protect

I just want to be myself and be real and be funny.

- Bebe Rexha

Myself, Real, Want, Be Real

I never wanted to take the easy way, and I was always willing to hustle.

- Bebe Rexha

Never, Always, Take, Hustle

If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.

- Bebe Rexha

Reason, Through, Other, Slowly

I rolled up my sleeves and said, 'I want to make a mark on this world.'

- Bebe Rexha

World, Want, Up, Mark

I just want us to all have a good time and to party and enjoy this life, because it's too short. It's too short.

- Bebe Rexha

Good, Enjoy, Want, Good Time

Anytime there was an award show, it was a ritual where me and my mom would sit around and watch with my friends. We would make desserts and buy chips and popcorn and see what our favorite performances of the night were.

- Bebe Rexha

Chips, Desserts, Ritual, Anytime

I just want to be a little more real. Maybe I'm a little bit darker than others.

- Bebe Rexha

Want, More, Maybe, Darker

When I was a little girl, my dream was just to hear my song on the radio. It was very fascinating to me, and I was like, 'How do I do that?' Now it's like, 'Oh my God, my song is on the radio!'

- Bebe Rexha

Song, Very, Oh My God, Little Girl

I want to release six songs, let people listen to those, let them chill for a second, do a tour, release another six songs, chill for a second and then take my favorite four, put them on the album, and add some more.

- Bebe Rexha

Some, Add, Six, Tour

Since I'm on a tour bus, sometimes it's really hard for me to wash my face, so I always make sure I have those Neutrogena Make-up Remover Cleansing Towelettes. No matter what and no matter how long the days are, I always have to wash with those before bed and when I wake up.

- Bebe Rexha

Bus, Bed, Make-Up, Tour

I got so excited about it. I was like, 'Yes! I won a Grammy!' And then my manager was like, 'No, you did not win a Grammy. You were part of a song that won a Grammy. Rihanna won a Grammy.'

- Bebe Rexha

Song, Manager, Excited, Rihanna

I have a lot of respect for Eminem and Rihanna. They are both very real in their music.

- Bebe Rexha

Music, Very, Lot, Rihanna

I have never spoken to Eminem. I've never even spoken to him once.

- Bebe Rexha

Never, Once, Even, Spoken

It was always my dream to be part of MTV and make history.

- Bebe Rexha

Dream, Always, Part, MTV

When I first was a part of 'The Monster,' I really wanted to put it out under my name, but no record label thought it was good enough - until Eminem liked it.

- Bebe Rexha

Thought, Label, Part, Record Label

I think what people get confused about is that they want to label me as this EDM girl, but a lot of this stuff is genre-less.

- Bebe Rexha

Think, Want, I Think, Label

The most important thing to me is that it's all really raw.

- Bebe Rexha

Important, Most, Raw

One of my biggest inspirations was Alanis Morissette's 'Jagged Little Pill.'

- Bebe Rexha

Inspirations, Biggest, Pill

I've been in the room or watched artists walk in who don't write, and you can't figure out what they really want.

- Bebe Rexha

Want, Been, Figure, Watched

We write the song, then it gets played for the artist, and they somehow fall in love with it and go back in and make it their own.

- Bebe Rexha

Love, Song, Artist, Played

We just recently saw Bruno Mars at the Hollywood Bowl, and he was incredible.

- Bebe Rexha

Hollywood, Mars, Saw, Recently

If you can't find dry shampoo, baby powder is great.

- Bebe Rexha

Baby, Find, Dry, Shampoo

For mascara, I'll just use whatever I have in my bag. I'll use anything. I feel like, from drugstores to a Saks, they are all the same to me.

- Bebe Rexha

Bag, Like, Use, Mascara

Nothing really scares me anymore.

- Bebe Rexha

Me, Nothing, Anymore, Scares

I want to show every part of me and every color of me. And I think, growing up Albanian, I wanted to bring that to light.

- Bebe Rexha

Color, Think, I Think, Growing Up

I'm very tomboy, and I'm inspired by hip hop artists.

- Bebe Rexha

Artists, Very, Hip Hop, Tomboy

Donatella Versace has been a renegade. Just an incredible, artistic person.

- Bebe Rexha

Person, Been, Renegade, Versace

Music changes so fast, and we're in a singles market.

- Bebe Rexha

Music, Fast, Market, Singles

I know what it takes, and you have to fight for yourself and what you believe in.

- Bebe Rexha

Yourself, Believe, Know, Takes

It might crush a lot of people, but I've never been in the room with an artist that I've written a song for.

- Bebe Rexha

Song, Never, Lot, Written

I went through that stage of the Mumford & Sons and the Alanis Morissette vibe. I was in a dark place at the time.

- Bebe Rexha

Through, Stage, Vibe, Dark Place

I have put absolutely everything into my album. I feel like it's been such a long journey to get here. It is like giving birth to my first child, and I want to make sure I did everything right.

- Bebe Rexha

Feel, Here, Been, Absolutely

It's a very hard industry, and it's very cold. It's loving for when you have a hit record, but when you don't have anything going on, there's really not much support.

- Bebe Rexha

Going, Industry, Very, Hit

You get to the point where you're like, 'I'm just doing me, and if people don't like it, then it is what it is.'

- Bebe Rexha

Doing, It Is What It Is, Point

I view myself as a male artist.

- Bebe Rexha

Myself, View, Artist, Male

The world can be very small. That's why you have to be very careful, whoever you meet.

- Bebe Rexha

Small, World, Very, Meet

I had a moment where I was like, 'I'm so tired of waiting for other people to accept me.'

- Bebe Rexha

Waiting, Other, Like, Accept

I turned sadness into an anthem for not letting anything or anyone slow you down.

- Bebe Rexha

Slow, Anthem, Turned, Letting

In the beginning, I found it hard to give my songs away, but now I've realised it's exciting, and it's only making me better.

- Bebe Rexha

Give, Making, Away, Realised

I want people to be happy.

- Bebe Rexha

Happy, People, Want, Be Happy

I'm very obsessed with not being perfect.

- Bebe Rexha

Perfect, Very, Being, Obsessed

I'm constantly hydrating my hair.

- Bebe Rexha

Constantly, Hair

I'm proud of my work and how far I've come, and I'm proud of the way that I did it.

- Bebe Rexha

Work, Proud, How, How Far

I just don't let music genres define me.

- Bebe Rexha

Music, Me, Define, Genres

We're fighting to be ourselves in a world that's trying to make us like everyone else.

- Bebe Rexha

World, Like, Everyone Else, Fighting

There's nothing mathematical to my writing. It's a feeling.

- Bebe Rexha

Writing, Feeling, Nothing, Mathematical

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