ten years has come and gone so quickly. i am inexpicably grateful for the love, the patience, the lessons, the kindness, the healing, the growth that has came along with her. 13 has always been a special number to me, from the age i started making big career moves to my first broadway show i signed onto appropriately titled, well, 13 ! one of the MOST joyous times of my life. thirteen years ago i also started making an album that would go through a minimum of 100 changes, and three years later "daydreamin'" had gone countless eeveelutions and "yours truly" was complete! my heart and soul fully felt like she emcompassed the person i was at the time of her release. a love letter, if you will, from 17-20 year old ari to the world. thank you, from the bottom of my heart for listening and for growing with me every step of the way. i am eternally forever truly, sincerely living in gratitude for the person i am today, because of the woman, crew, and audience who made this album ten years ago. forever shaped by everyone who made this possible. the feedback for the 10 year anniversary has my heart exploding and simultaneously falling out of my ass. which, as u can imagine, has been quite the mess. but like, a beautiful one. one rainy london morning soaking in the perfectly gloomy vibe as i was sipping my english breakfast tea i thought, "yo, i have an incredibly special idea to share with my tiny elephants who have been here since the beginning, who have evolved into arianators" and then also followed by "but also ... i still wanna talk to whoever's in charge and made 'arianators' a thing. would like a word !" just kidding, kind of. whether you're a tiny elephant, an arianator, or both, you have made these last 10 years so incredibly special. here's to 10 more, 100 more, 1000 more of making memories and beautiful music! i'll be doing this until i'm old, wrinkly, and my titties are dragging behind me on the floor. or maybe they'll be floating in zero gravity when i make the great space move back to the homeplanet of planet gj504b. love u so very much for all the love. not enough thank you's in the world! or tissues. brb, my emotional cancer ass is crying again. talk to you so soon, so many more special things afoot ♡♡♡

yours truly,
ariana