I end up pleading my case to alternative programmers - you're telling me that my music is too dark for pop, too pop for alternative, and urban radio won't touch it - so we have a record that doesn't fit in. And what is more alternative than that? Halsey alternativecasedark share on social
Every song I write is autobiographical and is about people, and that's one of the things that gets complicated. You have to decide where's your place as a songwriter. Halsey autobiographicalcomplicatedecide Change image and share on social
You can tell if there's magic in something. When you start it, you want to finish it and you want it to be perfect. If you're not inspired, and you're working hard to pull inspiration from somewhere and make a song something it's not, then it's very contrived, and I don't like to write music that's contrived. Halsey contrivefinishhard share on social
Every 16-year-old person has a love for pop in them because pop is popular. Halsey lovepersonpop Change image and share on social
I had a crazy life for a teenager. I lived in New Jersey, but I'd go to Vermont for three weeks, join a commune, take pictures with the guy I was dating, come back home, and post photos. Halsey backcommunecrazy Change image and share on social
I learned how quickly I could go from having never met someone to having the world think I'm dating them. Halsey datelearnmeet Change image and share on social
I hate feeling like a prisoner. I show up somewhere, and I can't explore the city because there's, like, 6,000 to 10,000 people on the lookout for me. Halsey 000cityexplore Change image and share on social
I wear my personality on my sleeve, for sure, and my look is constantly changing because so am I. Halsey changeconstantlypersonality Change image and share on social
So many people are concerned with being the perfect 'something.' Whether it's the perfect singer, the perfect sexy girl, or the perfect feminist. I don't want to be the perfect anything. Halsey concernfeministgirl Change image and share on social