I Moved Out To L.a. When I

The Best Songs For Me Come From The Search For Joy. You're In A Negative Place Maybe, But You're Still Striving To Improve Yourself And Find Happiness.

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'm A Shy Person, So I Get Really Nervous Going Into Interviews.

I Come From A Place Of Darkness When I Write Because I'm Always Trying To Figure Things Out. It's Kind Of Like My Own Therapy When I Write Music. It's Me Working Through My Own Problems Hopefully. And Putting It Into A Song.

I Always Knew I Wanted To Do Music, But It Took Me A Long Time To Figure Out How To Exactly Do That. With My First Record Deal, Everything Kinda Fell Apart. I Wasn't Ready For It, I Didn't Know How To Handle The Business Side At All. I Thought As Soon As I Got A Record Deal, Everything Would Fall Into Place And I Wouldn't Have To Really Do Any Work Anymore. I Could Just Make Music, And Be Successful. Well That Was Not The Case And Everything Fell Apart For A Period Of Time.