Andra Day

I want people to... not be afraid of their truth.

I was a dancer for about 20 years. It didn't really help me transition into music.

I always felt more comfortable with a full face of makeup.

My father loved music. He loved Motown and R&B, and my mother loved Journey and Fleetwood Mac, so they were always listening to it and playing it.

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.

I do devotion in the morning. I pray and I read the word.

I search for items that have history, like vintage finds - I love fur kitten-heel house slippers from the 1950s - and pieces from fashion houses that have been around for a long time, like Chanel and Dior.

I've been blessed with so many opportunities and so many amazing things throughout this process. But all the while, I remember that the reason that I'm here and the reason that I do music and tell these stories is that people come to know the love, the God that I know.

As my face got cleaner, my relationships got cleaner.

I love hip-hop, and everybody knows that.

I want people to know my truth. Unconditional love of God and each other.

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.