Andra Day Quotes
I really like jazz and soul, but I also love so many other types of music, and I didn't want to be afraid to blend and experiment.
Quotes to Explore
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I always dreamed of being Maria in The Sound of Music.
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If I could distil the relevance of Bruce Springsteen's music to Australia it would be this: don't let what has happened to the American economy happen here. Don't let Australia become a down-under version of New Jersey, where the people and the communities whose skills are no longer in demand get thrown on the scrap heap of life.
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I actually spend very little time listening to any new music.
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I like to release music the way I feel it, as opposed to having a date. The idea of dates, boxes, categories are very scary for me.
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I love funk and soul and Motown.
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I am not convinced that there is such a thing as a soul.
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I don't tend to set out on huge world domination goals or have anything in mind. I just like to play. I like to gig a lot; I like to write music.
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Curiosity is natural to the soul of man and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections.
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There is a wide, yawning black infinity. In every direction, the extension is endless; the sensation of depth is overwhelming. And the darkness is immortal. Where light exists, it is pure, blazing, fierce; but light exists almost nowhere, and the blackness itself is also pure and blazing and fierce.
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My music is a little dark, and my lyrics are a little darker. Every day, I'm fighting towards the light.
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I think music docs could turn off some people.
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It's a crazy world, so sports and athletics and music can be a form of escapism.
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I've always been singing all my life, but I started playing guitar when I was 19, and that was my final year in university, in law school. I think that happened when I started making a lot of friends who were in the independent music scene.
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Music is really something that makes people whole.
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Music is everywhere and in everything! I draw my inspiration from the day to day activities of my life!
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I like pop music, and I like really weird, strange stuff. It just didn't feel like there was anyone doing both.
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Love is the beauty of the soul.
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I wanted a name I could shape the music towards. I was going to Miami quite a lot at the time, speaking a lot of Spanish with my friends from Cuba - 'Lana Del Rey' reminded us of the glamour of the seaside. It sounded gorgeous coming off the tip of the tongue.
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I love finding talents to pair my music with such as Conrad on 'Firestone', Parson James with 'Stole the Show,' and Will Heard on 'Nothing Left.'
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I know that Julia has been given to me for my spiritual growth, and this moment is perfect for us both. I know that I love her, and I know she's my soul mate.
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Good music is good music and that should be enough for anybody.
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Japan had an energy crisis. I thought, instead of just worrying about it, I should take some kind of responsibility to provide the solutions.
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Elvis up in Michigan and maybe out in Mars.
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I really like jazz and soul, but I also love so many other types of music, and I didn't want to be afraid to blend and experiment.
