Andra Day Quotes
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When I heard Billie Holiday's voice, Nina Simone's and Ella Fitzgerald's - there was something about their voices to me that was such a different texture than what I was used to listening to at the time. Hearing those jazz voices were so different, and I think I just gravitated toward it.
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I consider each performance to be an intimate conversation between me and the audience members.
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I like things that are over the top and subtle at the same time.
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I want people to... not be afraid of their truth.
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As my face got cleaner, my relationships got cleaner.
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I'm very particular but very thrifty at the same time.
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I've always wanted to be a woman who isn't afraid to tell her story.
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I loved Lauryn Hill; I loved the Fugees.
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No matter how dark or precarious it may seem, continue to pursue your truth.
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I want people to know my truth. Unconditional love of God and each other.
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I think fashion and artistry go hand in hand.
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I was actually discovered by Kai Millard and Stevie Wonder.
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My sister and I - she's a musician - we jam all the time. We always play around for giggles with stuff that seem unconventional or stuff that seems funny. A lot of the stuff sometimes is just a response from jam sessions in her room, so she'll be on the guitar or the keyboard, and we'll just start singing and doing stuff.
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I tell people all the time - I'm a very spiritual person, so I pray over everything that I do including creating music, a new song.
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When you walk in the front of the White House, the pictures on the walls, they change out pretty frequently. They're all very cool and historical, with pictures from the current term and past terms.
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I get people today who say, 'I first heard about you through the Stevie Wonder commercial.' The power of advertising in that way is incredible.
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I like the Victory rolls, beehive, pompadour - all of that stuff. It's just cool. And actually, with ethnic hair, oddly enough, it works so well because I don't have to tease my hair to get body.
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I always loved music and was drawn to it and affected by it. But it wasn't until I got to San Diego that I started exploring music more.
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I try to avoid hairspray, gel, and heat as much as I can - I will use a pomade or a very heavy conditioner to style it the way that I want it.
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I think gratitude is a big thing. It puts you in a place where you're humble.
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I was a dancer for long time. And you always hear that ballet is the core of dance, and that - once you have that down - you can do everything else. For me, jazz is like that for music.
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My family wasn't in the music business, but they loved music.
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I feel like fear is a very real thing, a very ubiquitous thing, and it can be very subtle.
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I like very, very dramatic eyeliner: I take it all the way out to my eyebrows.