Big Freedia

First and foremost, I'm human. I'm a person. ”

I'm a performer, so when I get to any space, I make it my own for that moment and have fun. ”

For a long time a lot of people thought New Orleans wasn't a safe place and that it was very ratchet. ”

Twerking - and it's a lot more than twerking - comes from a long history of music and dance in New Orleans. Twerkin' happen around the world for a long time now, so I'm very excited that it's coming into the public eye, as long as it's respected. ”

When I go shopping, I try to specify certain things for certain events, but most of the time, I have so much stuff to pull from at home in the closet. ”

Everybody knows that at a Freedia show, you're definitely going to have some crowd participation, and they're anticipating and waiting for that moment. ”

It has to do a lot more than just twerking. It's feel good music; it makes people have a good time. It doesn't matter what type of situation they're in, we bounce all around New Orleans. Weddings, birthday parties, funerals. The whole nine yards, and it's a happy music, it turns people from a frown to a happy smile. ”

My mother was my rock and my inspiration. ”

I've been dying to do something with Ms. Patti LaBelle because she is so iconic. I grew up listening to her with my mom in the house. She is such a big inspiration to me. ”

I mean you have to work hard to earn respect and make people respect you. When I come to the presence of any room or any place, people give me the most high respects and I'm gracious and appreciative of that. ”