Dawn Richard

The Red Era' is for everybody. Every gay, every fluid, every black, every white. ”

I believe I am standing firm as a black woman in this industry in a time that it is hard as an artist period. ”

I wanted to make an album that sounded like a release of inhibitions, really getting away from the idea that you have to be anything other than in that moment. ”

I can be a little messy and wild and carefree with my creativity as a solo artist. In a group, there's a certain structure, and everyone has a part to play, and being a solo artist, I can do as I please. ”

I'd only do a deal with a label if it allowed me to still be indie and have that indie mentality. I have to have creative control. ”

It's a lot of work being an indie artist, but it's worth it. ”

I watched my parents lose everything, from a house to birth certificates. We were homeless for about six months, then we stayed in Baltimore, and my parents got jobs. ”

When I was 4, I had a schedule. I was playing softball. My brother was playing football. My parents were teachers, and they'd owned businesses. We like to work hard. Work and then books. Books and then work. We just knew that we had to excel. It sounds militant, but trust me, it was fun. ”

I don't wish homelessness on anyone, especially when you come from where your parents work hard. ”

Goldenheart' is like a modern-day Joan of Arc. Think of it like medieval times-cum-2045 or Lancelot and Guinevere in 3025. It's a new version of these battles - age-old stories for the now. ”