I Write A Lot About The Past

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 Have A Tattoo On My Foot That Says 'it's A Whale' In Japanese, Because Japanese People Kill Whales. My Stuffed Whale Was Like Most Children's Teddy Bear. I Took It With Me Everywhere. I Slept With It. I Couldn't Live Without My Whale.

Alex [da Kid] Does Have Diversity, Not Just In What He Produces, But What He Hears. He Has This Knack For Finding Talented People.

Honestly, I Don't Recommend Anyone Get Into Music. If You Have Something Else That You're Good At, Do That Instead. This Is A Really Tough World To Live In.

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.