Escalante, Shanti (17 de abril de 2020). «RINA SAWAYAMA FINDS HER CHOSEN FAMILY». Interview Magazine. Consultado el 22 de abril de 2020. «I definitely want people to feel nostalgic. Maybe it’s just hindsight, but I just feel like chart music back then was crazy diverse. There was obviously a huge thing of R&B that was going on. Then rock like No Doubt and then Limp Bizkit being number one for weeks in the UK. I remember that Evanescence was number one for weeks. Avril Lavigne, all these random people and then it was R&B and there was Justin Timberlake, Pharrell and Beyoncé and stuff. I just hope that people don’t feel like it’s being too referential. That’s something I always want to try and stay away from. I always want to add something a bit new to the equation. Music from the 2000s was also the soundtrack to all this drama that I’m talking about the lyrics. I really wanted this record to sound like it was housed in the time when the things I’m talking about were happening.»
Russell, Erica (April 2018). «Karaoke With Pop's Next Big Star: Rina Sawayama». Consultado el 22 de abril de 2020. «Sawayama is an unapologetic fan of her genre. As she gushes over Lady Gaga, Kylie Minogue ("Her discography is bangers!"), and Beyoncé ("I'm a Beyoncé stan, I've seen her live DVD about 20 times"), I also learn that she is, much like myself, fascinated by the way "pop music reflects politics."».
Barreto, Clyde (2013). «Rising Japanese London-based Artist Rina Sawayma Discusses Her Song Writing Influences». prefix. Archivado desde el original el 26 de junio de 2020. Consultado el 22 de abril de 2020. «It actually all started with Avril Lavigne. I was 12 when I saw her on TV and begged my dad for a guitar. He caved, and I taught myself chords and begun writing that way. It was then that I actually started looking for music myself, and all my pocket money went into buying CDs.»
«Rising Star Rina Sawayama’s Music & Style Make Major Waves». The Cool Hour. 2019. Consultado el 22 de abril de 2020. «She admits to falling in love with turn-of-the-century sensations like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Avril Lavigne, Lady Gaga and Pink, all who have had a positive influence on her own work».
«Introducing: Rina Sawayama». Vibes of Silence. 4 de noviembre de 2017. Archivado desde el original el 19 de junio de 2018. Consultado el 18 de noviembre de 2017.
«Introducing: Rina Sawayama». Vibes of Silence. 4 de noviembre de 2017. Archivado desde el original el 19 de junio de 2018. Consultado el 18 de noviembre de 2017.
Barreto, Clyde (2013). «Rising Japanese London-based Artist Rina Sawayma Discusses Her Song Writing Influences». prefix. Archivado desde el original el 26 de junio de 2020. Consultado el 22 de abril de 2020. «It actually all started with Avril Lavigne. I was 12 when I saw her on TV and begged my dad for a guitar. He caved, and I taught myself chords and begun writing that way. It was then that I actually started looking for music myself, and all my pocket money went into buying CDs.»
