“I never felt like I left, I think before anything I am a writer and that's something that I do almost everyday. So it wasnt I guess public,but I still would put out stuff on like MySpace or you know whatever social networks were poppin' at the time.” ThinkingKnowsStillsLeftSocialFeltStuffEverydaySocial Network Author:Jhene Aiko
“After I had my daughter, I kind of got comfortable with motherhood and had time to focus on something else then I started "Sailing Souls" with Fisticuffs, who produced the majority of the mixtape. I just wanted to put out something, like it wasnt really for, you know exposure or to get a deal or really anything like that.” KnowsKindSoulWantedDealsFocusComfortableDaughterMajorityMotherhoodMy DaughterSailingExposureMixtapes Author:Jhene Aiko
“It's humbling because a lot of times people think because they are the artist or the celebrity or whatever they want to call themselves that they're above being a fan. If you like something, you can like it. You don't have to be afraid to say that so I really appreciate it and you know, to me, people are people.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWantArtistFansAppreciateLike SomethingHumbling Author:Jhene Aiko
“I know like the Wiz Khalifah one, got me excited because I like his music, and its almost like you know I can relate to his music, so I feel like dang if he listens to my stuff and thought it was good then maybe I'm as good as him, you know what I mean?” IfsKnowsFeelsMeanI CanStuffLike YouExcitedRelateWiz Author:Jhene Aiko
“I always go to my Kanye [West], Jay-Z. I go back to alot of the stuff that I know for sure that I like.” KnowsStuffWest Author:Jhene Aiko
“I always tell people is really make sure you know why you want to do it. For me, I didnt make a conscious decision like "Oh I want to be a singer", it was like I grew up around it, I was singing because it was just natural for me to sing.” PeopleKnowsWantNaturalDecisionGrewGrew UpSingingConsciousSingers Author:Jhene Aiko
“Go with the wind, you know, like a sailboat. I think that's really important when it comes to peace… inner peace especially. You can't help anyone else if you don't have it together for yourself.” IfsThinkingKnowsImportantHelpingTogetherWindInner PeaceSailboat Author:Jhene Aiko
“You know how a lot of people say, 'I lose myself in music,' or 'I like to escape,' but I want my music to be more of an awakening. I want it to make people to be aware of life; I don't want my music to be a distraction. I want to light a path.” PeopleKnowsWantLightLosesKnow HowPathAwakeningDistraction Author:Jhene Aiko
