Dawn Richard

Hair pieces and head dresses have always been something that's been part of my culture. ”

I want to show that you can be just as amazing as labels and compete as a business and work as a business even though you're an artist. ”

I connect so much with Peter Gabriel's sound because, to me, he always had that South African vibe. His drums were always something to move to: it was almost like Calypso. I'm a big fan. ”

Redemption' sounds like a jubilee. Like a second line, if you will. ”

You have to put time into the art to do it, and you have to know that what you'll get out of it is not a financial or a fame thing. It'll just be the pleasure of being an artist. And I'm cool with that. ”

Fashion is my lover on the side, but I am married to music. ”

My father's music is all I remember from my childhood. ”

I wake up every day in a different headspace, so on any given day, my hairstyle will change. ”

I come from an era where lyrics were full of imagery and metaphor, and that's all I know. I think people miss that. ”

Blackheart' was the moment for me to really open up and let people into the world that is me. ”