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I'm okay with being the oddball.
I write for myself. It's therapy.
I'm not mainstream. You gotta find me.
Anything that creates fear, I want to conquer it.
You don't know how far you can go until you push it.
Fashion is my lover on the side, but I am married to music.
It's a lot of work being an indie artist, but it's worth it.
The black geeks of the world, we feel like we don't have a home.
R&B needs to see a new light. It doesn't have to be pigeonholed.
'Redemption' sounds like a jubilee. Like a second line, if you will.
Songwriting was my own journey. I never fit in with structure in songwriting.
It doesn't bother me when I'm labeled, but it's so... limiting. It's so boxy.
I like being in charge. I like being able to control my own destiny and ideas.
I want to get up and celebrate something - and why not celebrate being a woman?
I couldn't do a record without knowing I'll translate it into something visual.
'The Red Era' is for everybody. Every gay, every fluid, every black, every white.
'Blackheart' is purely falling into the electronic world and pushing the envelope.
Be exactly who you are. You can fit in any space you see yourself in. Be fearless.
Music and dance is part of everything in New Orleans. So I grew up appreciating it all.
My director, Monty Marsh, is really awesome - I've been working with him for years now.
Instagram is just something I like to do. I feel it's the best way to portray who you are.
I wake up every day in a different headspace, so on any given day, my hairstyle will change.
Everyone who knows Puff knows Puff rolls with himself. His hustle is money. That's what he does.
I don't wish homelessness on anyone, especially when you come from where your parents work hard.
I promised myself that I wouldn't be afraid to be who I was when I chose to do this music thing.
I don't really feel there's rules in my everyday wear. I kind of do whatever the hell I want to do.
'Redemption' is about understanding myself and not worrying about my relationship with the industry.
To create and do something no one else has done before - that feeling beats anything else I've felt.
I would describe my personal style as putting Twiggy and Yoko Ono together. It is hobo with no rules.
When you see what you really are, good or bad, there is a fearlessness to understanding your purpose.
My uncle is in the hall of fame for creating by hand some of the most intricate Indian Mardi Gras garb.
Just as much as you need the people who love you, you need the people who doubt you - to prove them wrong.
I believe I am standing firm as a black woman in this industry in a time that it is hard as an artist period.
You don't need validation from other people. You've gotta find it within yourself and sit in it and roll with it.
I think, my entire life, I was a bit different. And I didn't think I was different; I just kinda always stuck out.
I come from an era where lyrics were full of imagery and metaphor, and that's all I know. I think people miss that.
Dreams rise like the sun and set like the sun: One minute, it is high and bright; the next minute, you might lose it.
It's always interesting when you're doing things yourself - getting the lighting, getting everybody together. It's exciting.
I lived in the library with my grandmother as a child. I still love the smell of books; the library card is still my friend.
My music speaks of warriors. It speaks of women being kings and this sense of pride of being more, even though you have less.
I always knew who I was, but everyone else wanted to me to be their 'idea' of the 'right' artist. At times, I even believed them.
I'd only do a deal with a label if it allowed me to still be indie and have that indie mentality. I have to have creative control.
My dad was a teacher. He has a Masters in music. He taught elementary school, and he played gigs his whole life, and we lived good.
The problem with Danity Kane is everybody wanted to play everybody's role, and when you're in a group like that, that can't survive.
I got in the audition line called 'Making the Band' because I wanted to be in a band. If I didn't, I would have done 'American Idol.'
When I look half naked on stage, it's not because I'm trying to be sexy but because I am dancing and want to be mobile enough to move.
I want to show that you can be just as amazing as labels and compete as a business and work as a business even though you're an artist.
I'm big on showing people versatility. I'm constantly trying to push myself to break barriers and the idea that we have to stay in one lane.
When I get inspired, I give out free music. If you look at my track record from the beginning, that's always what I've done. I've never changed.
I always treat shows as though they could belong on either platform. I always design it for the bigger stage, but I love it on the smaller stage.