Top 115 Quotes & Sayings by Mya

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American musician Mya.

Last updated on December 3, 2024.

Mya Marie Harrison, known by her stage name Mýa, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Born into a musical family, she studied ballet, jazz, and tap dance as a child. Initially, Mýa began her career as a VJ and dance posse member on BET's Teen Summit. During her stint at BET, she developed an interest in music which lead to independent deal from the guidance of CEO Haqq Islam. Signed in 1996 to Interscope Records, she released her eponymous debut album in April 1998. A critical and commercial success, the album produced her first top ten single "It's All About Me". Subsequent singles, "Ghetto Supastar " and "Take Me There", continued to raise her profile and attained chart success worldwide, with the former garnering her first Grammy nomination. Fear of Flying, her second album, was released in April 2000 and became a worldwide success, boosted by the success of its singles "Case of the Ex" and "Free". Harrison continued her rise to prominence in 2002 when she won her first Grammy Award in the category for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for her rendition of Labelle's 1975 hit "Lady Marmalade" along with Pink, Christina Aguilera and Lil' Kim, which topped the charts globally.

American - Musician | Born: October 10, 1979

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Hope is everything. Once you've lost that, you don't really have much.

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I know I'm different. Even when I think about an acting career, there are so many limited roles to begin with. I have the ability to be Spanish, Indian, Italian, black, Persian. What roles do I see that compliment that?

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No matter the genre, music is a universal language and vibration that people can feel all over.

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I'm very patient with life.

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When your back is against the wall, and you feel like you're losing faith and hope because so many things are coming at you at once, hold on.

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Being sexy, to me, is possessing the full package: the brains, the drive, inner confidence, spiritual foundation, a positive attitude, proceeding through obstacles, making a positive contribution to the world, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

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It's a dangerous world out there when it comes to relationships. And I believe we attract what we are. So I want to work on being my best self so I can attract the same.

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High expectations are really intimidating.

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There's absolutely no soda in my diet. Lots of fruits and vegetables, and I stay away from fried foods.

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I'm very reserved when I get off stage.

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I've really fired a lot of managers that had that mindset or publicists that had that mindset of, 'Oh, you need to go on a date with this person because it's going to help album sales.' No thank you. That's not my flow.

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Life is too short to hold on to the past and grudges.

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Understand that you are going to have to address several things navigating through the world as it pertains to men who have been conditioned to think that they are superior, which I don't believe, in the natural world, that is the case.

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I had to leave the music industry behind for a minute to figure out what made me feel home again.

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Artists who are passionate about their music and in love with their art go independent because they want to continue making music and serving it to the world.

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My problems are so miniscule compared to what's going on in the world. In that sense, I feel liberated.

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There's a balance of feminine and masculine energy. Unfortunately, it's an imbalanced world because of the people that are in charge, and that's egotistical men.

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I think actors, athletes, and anyone who's a public speaker is very amazing or fascinating to me.

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I love Broadway. I love live performing. It's really spiritual when you can get to interact with people, and they actually affect how your show goes.

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I love rice and pasta.

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If you have any kind of sex appeal, people are quick to accuse, abuse, lie, assume, and make up rumors. And that's not just in entertainment - that's in life. Period.

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I have a lot of scripts that come my way, and some of them take a bit longer to read than others. There are a lot of things that I have to pass on because I'm just not into it, and sometimes the story is slightly forced.

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What always draws me back to the Caribbean vibes are the upbeat vibrations of welcoming melodies and positive energy exchange through the rhythms that make you feel like dancing with someone.

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Life is too short to talk about the small, unimportant things when you catch the bigger picture.

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If I step out in public, I wear sweatpants and a cap.

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Tomorrow's not promised. You may love someone; you may have a grudge because of something that they did to you, and it was unfair, but life's not fair. Life is very short, so clean up your grudges. Let's not hold them.

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I was very protected by my family. But at the same time, I was free to explore womanhood. I was taught that it's okay to be sexy and smart and beautiful.

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'Damage' is about taking risks, stepping into new territory regardless of the outcome.

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I don't pay attention to definitions or titles or try to fit within them.

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Movies remind me of recording. Just the process of it - the intricacies, the technicalities, the days and the long hours, and mastering and mixing and editing. But seeing the final product, it all pays off in the end. That's the rush - when you see things come to life.

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The fact that music is my first love and that after almost two decades, the love has grown every year... I'm truly thankful for that and want to always show my appreciation to those who keep me motivated and inspired.

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People will always have an opinion. Even if you're over here saving the world, there is a group of people that will love you and a group of people that will always hate you no matter what you do.

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I grew up with brothers in real life.

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When you have a live performance, you're going to be pitchy here and there, unless you have perfect pitch.

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I went vegan because it was a willpower challenge. I've been vegetarian, I've been pescetarian, and vegan was the next thing.

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Broadway really inspired me to want to act.

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My family thinks I'm crazy and weird.

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I gravitate toward people with a big, sane, sound mind and big heart with a soft spot for elders, children, and animals.

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Being a woman is power. Just because we live in a male-dominated world doesn't mean that you're incapable or less than a man.

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Exploring many different avenues, especially setting new challenges, has always fueled my passion for learning something new.

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Trying to please so many people can definitely cause a lot of stress.

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I was vegetarian before. I got into a relationship that didn't work out for several reasons, and I went back to my vegetarian ways after the relationship to shed the weight that I had gained, as that can often happen.

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The definition of success, for me, was to have my family involved in everything that I did. But that got stripped away from me due to a very ugly divorce between my parents, who are also simultaneously my managers.

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Get your mind right, get your spirit right, and get your body right. And keep it there. That requires working out; that requires fasting, eating well, prayer, and getting to know who you are. And not bending.

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I'm very bold and say what I feel. That doesn't mean I ruffle feathers. It means I'm being honest.

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I was raised on pork... steak, chicken, everything... And everyone in my family pretty much of the older generation has diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, cancer.

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I definitely learned that when I want something done, I'm very tunnel-visioned out. I don't come out of the house. I beat myself up. I don't eat. I don't sleep until it's done, especially if I have a deadline in mind.

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I grew up dancing. When I was three years old, my mom would always watch Latin ballroom dancing competitions on PBS.

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It took time for me to step away and become an independent thinker so that wherever I am in the world, I understand who I am and that nothing's impossible.

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I'm O.K. having a comfortable life. I don't have to live in a mansion and drive Aston Martins or Ferraris.

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This thing we call love has always been tricky, and as beautiful as it can be, we can potentially lose ourselves in it.

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My family is filled with amazingly talented painters, musicians, vocalists.

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Doing the classics is always nice because it's a part of the archive, and that's what people love to hear, and I don't mind that.

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I function properly, feel better, do better, look better, and treat others better when there's less clutter.

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When I go to the spa, I'm a girly girl. I'm pampering myself. But on a regular basis, I'm a very tough tomboy - I have to remind myself that I'm still a woman!

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Positive energy and attitude is sexy to me.

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Music makes me love life, and without it, I don't know if I'd be happy.

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I would definitely tell my younger self not to be in a rush, on anyone else's timeline, and make sure that, along the way, that you take care of you first so that you can reach your destination.