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I moved out to L.A. when I was 17, dropped out of high school, and pursued a career in music.

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Skylar Grey
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: February 23
Composer
Guitarist
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Mazomanie
Wisconsin
Holly Brook Hafermann
Music
Dropped
Pursued
Moved
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Careers
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I played trumpet in school once because I joined band because a cute boy played trumpet too. And I was really bad at trumpet.
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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.
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Writing songs for other people was never the goal for me.
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I'm a shy person, so I get really nervous going into interviews.
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