I Moved Out To L.a. When I

I Didnt Have Any Knowledge Of The Music Industry When I First Got To L.a., And I Really Didnt Know On A Creative Level What I Wanted To Sound Like, So I Had To Do A Lot Of Experimenting. It Led To A Spiral Of Depression And Being Broke.

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.

Writing Songs For Other People Was Never The Goal For Me.

Once I've Learned All Those Things And Gotten Through The Hard Times, I Come Out Feeling Really Powerful.

I Realize That I Really Have To Make Music Work For Me As A Career Because I Can't Do Anything Else.