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It may not have changed my journey or experience, but it would have given me hope and support. Q: Do you wish you there was someone like you in the pop stratosphere during the years when you struggled to talk about your sexuality and were coming to terms with who you are?ДЄ: ItвЂ™s hard to put myself in those shoes to be like, вЂњWell, if I had вЂ¦вЂќ Growing up, if there was a female role model that I felt was very similar to myself and was unapologetically themselves and open, I think that probably would have helped. ThatвЂ™s where I focus my energy as an artist. For me, what feels right is writing my music and directing my music videos and having control of my content. ItвЂ™s about leading with what feels right for you. Everyone has their own strengths, whether itвЂ™s writing or singing or dancing or connecting with people. I wouldnвЂ™t necessarily stand behind that statement. Some artists donвЂ™t write their music and theyвЂ™re still amazing in their own right. With my next album I want to do something even bigger.ДЄ: I donвЂ™t know. ItвЂ™s not like, вЂњWell, next time around вЂ¦вЂќ No, now is the time. IвЂ™m really proud of it because it feels like myself. I wanted my first album to be the best it possibly could be. My expectations for myself have been really high. Someone told me if you make good content and make good art and create good music and focus on that, things will happen. Q: Did you put a lot of thought into the album title, вЂњExpectationsвЂќ?ДЄ: For me, itвЂ™s just about staying focused. It was almost like my fans were forcing other people to listen to me. It could have been better.вЂќ YouвЂ™re just putting it out there and you canвЂ™t force anyone to listen to you. I watched it the night before and was like, вЂњItвЂ™s not good. Q: Were you expecting your first video вЂњGirls Like Girls,вЂќ which now has 90 million views on YouTube, to take off in the way that it did?ДЄ: No, definitely not. Now I find myself with such a level of importance with my music. To be honest, I just wanted to create - I didnвЂ™t know what or where or how. It never was intentional to have meaning to my art. That was something that was discovered through wanting to express myself. Through my art and fans, I found my purpose and where I belong and why my art has a weight to it. The art has really resonated with certain people. WhatвЂ™s so interesting about this whole journey is that IвЂ™ve just been focusing on my art. Q: As a part of all that, were you expecting to become a role model too?ДЄ: I didnвЂ™t really think about it.

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It was a very jarring experience of climbing the mountain and figuring out how to get to Coachella and these sold-out shows and getting my music out there. You know, posting videos and taking dance class and meeting people for coffee, just in case they knew someone who could write with me. So it was very self-made and it was building from the ground up. When I was finally able to focus on my solo music I didnвЂ™t have a manager. For me, I always wanted to be a musician so I took the opportunities that I could.

After your time as a member of the Stunners, were you determined to take charge of your career or did it happen out of necessity?ДЄ: I think through necessity you find who you are. Q: You write your songs and direct your own videos. IвЂ™m used to playing venues that donвЂ™t have green rooms so itвЂ™s a big jump. ItвЂ™s sold out for like over a thousand people. Today is the first day, and IвЂ™m playing the Observatory in San Diego. Are you worried the rest of the tour is going to be a letdown after Coachella?ДЄ: To me, itвЂ™s not dialing down. Q: Yes, IвЂ™m working on it right after this interview. Q: People who donвЂ™t know who you are probably going to be confused seeing all the signs that say вЂњLesbian Jesus.вЂќДЄ: Are you coordinating these? Is that whatвЂ™s going to happen? YouвЂ™re so right! My audience is probably going to be very expressive. Q: Are you excited for Coachella? IвЂ™m sure youвЂ™re going to see some interesting signs in the crowd.ДЄ: Yeah. The Chronicle caught up with Kiyoko at her tour kickoff in San Diego, right before the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. As a former member of the girl-group the Stunners, which also included the singer Tinashe, Kiyoko got to tour arenas as the supporting act on Justin BieberвЂ™s My World tour, but now itвЂ™s her name on the marquee.

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