Andra Day Quotes
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My style was established in the Forties and Fifties, then got dragged through the decades and picked up a couple more things on the way.
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Performing at the TMCF Awards Gala is so exciting.
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When I was 20, I wanted to be famous and win a Grammy and have people respect and love me.
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The visuals are equally as important as the music. It's all a complete experience.
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I style my hair so frequently that I need a really good conditioner to keep it moisturized.
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I always felt more comfortable with a full face of makeup.
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I'm grateful for the fans who've been there from the beginning and am excited about how we've grown and how we've evolved now.
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Musically, I try not to box things in. I try to just play around this spectrum of influences: soul, jazz, and hip-hop.
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I always knew I wanted to be a performance artist.
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I actually like the sort of industrial, working-class woman like Rosie the Riveter, so I'm kind of like the sort of street style of the '50s.
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I knew that I could sing when I was young. I would listen to a lot of jazz; I'm a big jazz fan. When I first got to high school and studied musical theater, I could sing. But I added certain things to my voice, and I realized after graduating high school that this is the kind of voice I had. It's not very nimble, but it's heavy.
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I established early what I was and wasn't willing to accept. People tried to say what I had to do, whether it be pop or R&B, to be successful. Even when I was in the girl group, they would try to make our voices sound very radio-friendly and fit that mold. But even before I got signed, I knew who I was and who I wanted to be.
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Soul music is true to its name. It's music that connects to your soul, your spirit. When music resonates with people's spirit like that, when people can emotionally connect with something or it helps to heal them, transform them, that never goes out of style. People will always need something to relate to.
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I went to a performing arts school, and we studied musical theater, jazz vocal performance, and they kind of start you out on those things because they feel like it is a good foundation, and it was.
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I give credit to my team. I have dedicated people from my label, my fans, and people at these companies that believe in me.
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Once you see how powerful music is and how it can affect people, then you want to use it to impact the world.
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When I'm not working, I still love bright colors and patterns, but I choose pieces that are much more casual - I call it my lazy pinup look.
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What I wear onstage is so stylized and bold.
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It's hard to remember my childhood without remembering music.
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'Rise Up' is definitely my baby. I think it was a gift because, you know, it's like God just spoke to me and wrote that song. It's very powerful.
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I love different eclectic bands. I love Phoenix and Kimber.
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I love hip-hop, and everybody knows that.
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I didn't want to box it in or say this show caters to this type of person... I think the tide of music is changing. We don't have to worry about rules. We should just do what feels good.
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I pray, read the word, and then creative stuff happens here. Problem-solving and all of that comes into that space. So 'Da Box' actually represents my sanctuary and that time. I might look trapped in a box, but I'm actually more free in that box than anyone on the outside looking in or in any other space in my life.