I Actually Quit Music And I Thought

Since I Started Making Music, It Had Always Been For Myself.

I Moved Out To L.a. When I Was 17, Dropped Out Of High School, And Pursued A Career In Music.

It's Very Easy To Fall Back Unto My Old Ways When I'm Working A Lot. It's Important For Me To Continue To Find Solitude And Peace In Nature And Escape The City And The Industry As Much As Possible. That's Where I Reconnect And Remind Myself What I Learned In That Time In The Woods When I Was Isolated And I Recharge Myself. If I Don't Have That, It Would Be Really Easy For Me To Fall Apart Again.

Don't Look Down” Is Her Official Debut As Skylar Grey, The Singer, Born Holly Brook Hafermann And Raised In Mazomanie, Wis., Has Been Making Albums Since She Was A Tween. Grey And Her Mother Sang As A Folk Duo Under The Name Generations; They Released Three Indie Discs. “i Learned A Lot About Professionalism, How The Show Must Go On Even Though I Feel Like [expletive] Sometimes,” Grey Remembers. “i Have A Lot Of Experience In The Studio, Performing Onstage, Talking To An Audience. I Learned Most Of That Stuff When I Was Performing With My Mom.

I Don't Think I Have Changed My Personality As Much As I Have Evolved As A Human. Before The Name Change, I Was Very Timid, Very Self-conscious. Just Not Very Confident. When I Changed My Name, It Came From A Place Of Power.