"I think that being me as an artist, for me, is finding honest concepts," she told Marie Claire in January. "I love that 'Golden' helped unite people and heal a wound that people sometimes didn't know they had needed to heal. I want to continue being that kind of vessel for the songs to be famous, not really me. That's where my headspace is at."

In other words, it’s not her moment so much as it is a chance for the tracks she creates to shine bright, "EJAE is a platform for these songs that've just been gathering dust, that have potential, that I love. I want to release them and continue to keep writing great songs."

As for her Netflix film that has taken the world by storm, EJAE shared the movie's "beauty," showcased "loving all sides of yourself." A lesson that she's taken to heart.

"That's what makes you grow as a person, not when you're boxed in," she noted. "I mean, fish literally cannot grow bigger if they're in a fish tank. I think it’s very important for people to understand that binary thinking can sometimes be very limiting. Having the freedom to do a lot of things in different ways really helps you to grow, and also not just for yourself. It will also inspire others to open up and to explore and do things."

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