# Alessia Cara

Alessia Caracciolo (born 11 July 1996), known professionally as Alessia Cara, is a Canadian singer and songwriter from Ontario, Canada.

## Quotes

* [A] paper sailboat: They seem so frail, but when you put them on water they float. It's a reminder that even though I'm small and seem weak, I'm not.
** As quoted in "Alessia Cara Is the Life of the Party - Whether She Likes It or Not" (28 August 2015), by Chris Martins, Billboard
* Success is when you see something, and you say, 'I want to do that,' and then you do it. It's being happy with what you do and doing what you love every day.
** As quoted in "Alessia Cara in 2016: 'I'm here to make music'" (2016), CBC News
* To me "where the wild things are" is a place that exists in our minds; it's a place of liberty and shamelessness. It can take a split second or a lifetime to find it, but once you do, you'll be free.
** As quoted in "Video: Alessia Cara – 'Wild Things'" (7 March 2016), Rap-Up
* There's a wild thing that exists in all of us. It lives in our passions, in the people we love, in our subconscious thoughts, our beliefs. It's even made a home in the darkest parts of us, but we can't be scared of it, we have to become it.
** As quoted in "Video: Alessia Cara – 'Wild Things'" (7 March 2016), Rap-Up
* I didn't think that working hard and wanting something that's out of your control would be that bothersome to people. It was just really disappointing for me.
** Interview with Patrick Ryan of USA Today (June 2018)
* I want to be remembered as a person who, or as an artist who provided comfort for people.
** Interview with Universal Music Korea (October 2018)
* I think music is like my only talent, unfortunately. I just utilized it as much as possible.
** Interview with Universal Music Korea (October 2018)
* I think if you're meant to do something, no matter what, you'll always get there and I think you'll find your path, no matter what.
** Interview with Universal Music Korea (October 2018)
* It was the first time I’d been introduced to so many people in one place. If anything it solidified my belief that this is what I want to do with my life.
** As quoted in HotPress (2019)

### Know-It-All (2015)

* My daddy says that life comes at you fast, we are like blades of grass: We come to prime and in time we wither away.
** "Seventeen", Know-It-All (2015), New York: Def Jam Recordings
* We will leave the empty chairs to those who say we can't sit there; we're fine all by ourselves.
** "Wild Things", Know-It-All (2015), New York: Def Jam Recordings

## Quotes about Cara

* You belong here.
** Jimmy Fallon, as quoted in "Alessia Cara Is the Life of the Party - Whether She Likes It or Not" (28 August 2015), by Chris Martins, Billboard
* I really, really fuck with Alessia Cara. She’s beautiful as fuck, her voice is like water, it’s like milk, I think it’s gorgeous. It has so much dimension, and she deserves every accolade that she gets. And people can’t be mad. I don’t give a fuck when her album came out! She sounds great right now! So, like, it’s over. You have to just move over and be grateful for the shit that did happen in your favor.
** SZA, as quoted in "SZA Defends Alessia Cara’s Best New Artist Grammy Win After Fan Backlash" (28 February 2018), by Dee Lockett, Vulture, Washington, D.C.: Vox Media, LLC

## External links

* Official website
* Alessia Cara at Def Jam Recordings