Andra Day

I use this GPB glycogen protein balancing conditioner by Aubrey Organics that I love. ”

Whichever chord progressions move me, whether it's rock, jazz, doo-wop or soul, I'm going to put it together and not be worried about whether people can put it in a lane or not. ”

As a singer, if I'm in a room that is too cold, I kind of freak out, so I actually like the humidity, and I love the heat. ”

The visuals are equally as important as the music. It's all a complete experience. ”

Throughout my life, I've had consistent DNA. ”

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! ”

Musically, I try not to box things in. I try to just play around this spectrum of influences: soul, jazz, and hip-hop. ”

I'm a huge Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu fan, so working with those two in any capacity would be a dream. ”

I'm very obsessed with pop culture of the mid-century and it goes hand-in-hand with the music that I studied in school. ”

I gleaned different style ideas over the years. In Southern California, there is a big rockabilly sub-culture. So when I would go to car shows, I would see women dressed like this. I had a teacher in high school that always had her Bette Paige bangs. ”