Dawn Richard

When I look half naked on stage, it's not because I'm trying to be sexy but because I am dancing and want to be mobile enough to move. ”

I want to get up and celebrate something - and why not celebrate being a woman? ”

I couldn't do a record without knowing I'll translate it into something visual. ”

Songwriting was my own journey. I never fit in with structure in songwriting. ”

I write for myself. It's therapy. ”

People want to peg you as alternative R&B when they hear soul or see the color of your skin. It's comfortable when people see artists of color or artists that come from a different country to put that brand on us. It's just not as linear as that. ”

Blackheart' is purely falling into the electronic world and pushing the envelope. ”

I lived in the library with my grandmother as a child. I still love the smell of books; the library card is still my friend. ”

Armor On' explains why I needed armor in the first place. Sonically, you'll hear this battle of, 'I love you, no I don't. I love you, I hate you.' That's what you'll feel. You see the story kind of fight against itself. ”

I love what a women embodies. I love our bodies; I love the way we communicate with our bodies. I love the way dance creates movement. It's art in motion. ”