Started out as an actress on Disney Channel, singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter takes a big leap as she takes over the world with her music. Get a glimpse of her story as she shares her journey in reaching her dreams.
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How did you get to this place you are now?
“A lot of years of working. I personally started posting covers on YouTube when I was around 9 and now I’m nineteen and working on my third album. So it’s been a journey.”
When was the turning point when you realized that this is what you want to do?
“I was probably six years old when I wanted to do everything. I didn’t really know what that meant or what that entailed as far as everything that I’ve had to do now that I have learned so much about. You really learn along the way. I definitely always knew that I love to sing and I was going to get to that, to write my own songs and be creative was what I wanted to do.”
With your music, where do you draw your inspiration from?
“It takes a lot of time, really. You need time to be able to experience life in order to have things to write about. Luckily for me, sometimes it comes from the simplest of things and exchanges with people. You can get it from everywhere. You can use your imagination if you don’t have something that’s really there but I always prefer having a story and having substance behind what I’m writing about.”
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How do you want people to see you?
“I want people to hear who I am in the moment. It’s easy to judge based on what you’ve heard before or what you think of someone nowadays so you cannot really control what people think. You’ll see you have to work a little harder afterwards because it holds you back. People do have preconceived notions of you but at the same time it makes everything that much smoother when it does come. I just keep writing and keep staying true to what I want to make.”
Where do you want to take your music further?
“In places that I haven’t really imagined yet, it’s really hard. You can always put exactly what you want to the world and the universe will bring you back usually to greater things that you did not expect. I want to keep doing this for a really long time, and I want to make even more records. I am excited to travel to other places and see where it takes me because I still have a lot to learn.”
How do you overcome the challenges that you face?
“I think you also just have to stop, you have to pat yourself on the back more for the little things. Just like how your best friends are always the nicest to you and even when you feel like you’ve messed up and they’re always there just as how we should be to ourselves more. Because we’re really hard on ourselves.”
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Sabrina Carpenter is truly someone for us to watch out for as she conquers the world of music with her inspiring songs and message. Her third album will be released on November 9, 2018.
