Andra Day Quotes
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Listening to the stories told in jazz music and how those artists expressed their truths about the times and what they were dealing with is what struck me the most.
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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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I'm not going to put myself in a box.
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I was living with my mom in a tiny apartment in Chula Vista, near Third and H Street behind the 7-Eleven. It was crazy to be on the phone with Stevie Wonder. I felt like a meteor hit our apartment!
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When I graduated, everyone was like, 'You got to do pop and R&B to make it,' like very contemporary pop and R&B. I tried for a little while, but I just realized my voice wasn't quite fitting some of the records that I was doing.
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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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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 felt more comfortable with a full face of makeup.
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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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When I was 20, I wanted to be famous and win a Grammy and have people respect and love me.
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It's hard to remember my childhood without remembering music.
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Performing at the TMCF Awards Gala is so exciting.
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What I wear onstage is so stylized and bold.
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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 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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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.
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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 always knew I wanted to be a performance artist.
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I love different eclectic bands. I love Phoenix and Kimber.
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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'm a huge Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu fan, so working with those two in any capacity would be a dream.
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Foreknowledge is a wonderful thing.
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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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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.