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“I realize that if I were in that situation - living a hard life with people telling them they're not worthy of love - maybe I would be that strong and that brave.”

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Nomi Ruiz

Nomi Ruiz, born in 1986, is a talented singer with a unique musical style that blends various elements, winning the hearts of many listeners. more

“I feel very strongly about letting people know I'm proud of who I am. I want people to know when they hear my songs it's coming from a specific place. The new record is specifically for us trans women: that we can sing about our pain, being ostracized by our lovers, who are ashamed of us in a way. There's no pop music like that for our community. I wanted to contribute in that way.”

People Pain Song Community Proud Lovers Ashamed Very Strong Pop Music

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“It's different everywhere you go. I'm lucky I'm drawn into people who love and support me. I'm sheltered from that life. I see how all over the world there's so much oppression and pain. I'm living in a bubble.”

People World Different Pain Support Lucky Oppression Bubbles Support Me

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“I'd feel more of the pressures of daily life, obsessed about finding a job or love. Maybe I've taken these things for granted. I go through a lot of other things in the music industry, but "daily life" is a whole different war to fight.”

Different War Fighting Taken Granted Obsessed Daily Life Music Industry

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“I think love is important, and loving yourself and being happy and feeling you're worthy of happiness as an individual. One of the most important things is to have the courage to love yourself and share that with the world.”

Thinking World Important Feelings Individual Love Is Share Love You Worthy Love Yourself Loving You

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“I have tried to fight the love thing. It's a losing battle.”

Fighting Battle Losing

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“When I was 18 years old, I came to Tokyo from my hometown, Ise, in the countryside. I'd always been really inspired by fashion and music, especially when punk came out in '76 or '77.”

Fashion Inspired Punk Countryside Hometown

Author:Hiroshi Fujiwara

“I arrived in Tokyo in around '81. Around that time, I visited London for about two months - it was the period just before Malcolm McLaren released his solo album Duck Rock. I'd met him when he came to Japan, so I visited him in London and spent one evening with him and his girlfriend over at his house. He told me, "London is boring right now. You should go to New York." So he called a friend in New York, who I think was an old assistant or someone who helped him record early hip-hop stuff over there.”

Thinking House Boring Girlfriend

Author:Hiroshi Fujiwara

“I really got interested in the DJ side. I mean, I guess I was some kind of DJ in Japan already, but the hip-hop scene was naturally happening, and I picked up on that style, then brought back from New York the information on records and technique to Tokyo.”

Kind Mean Style Scene

Author:Hiroshi Fujiwara

“I used to skate a lot when I was a kid. I loved it and was quite good. When I came back to London in around '85, I got really into skating again. But at the time, it had no influence from hip-hop. It was just thrash rock, hardcore rock, and skulls and all black - that kind of style. In Japan, the skaters were also strictly into rock culture, too, but I was coming from the hip-hop side, so for a while it was difficult to mix both interests.”

Kind Kids Culture Difficult Black Interest Influence Style Hardcore Skater

Author:Hiroshi Fujiwara

“What I really liked about Stüssy was that it wasn't the usual surf-culture gear or style. I think it was really inspired by labels like Chanel and Comme des Garçons - like black shirts with a certain kind of buttons. I was very into it.”

Thinking Kind Black Style Inspired Shirts

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