98 Quotes by Andra Day

I always knew I wanted to be a performance artist.

At a young age, I wanted to be a prima ballerina and had these grand ideas that I would go study at Juilliard. It's something I laugh about now.

I was heavily influenced by big voices when I was younger. People like Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, and Patti Labelle really spoke to me. When I got older, I was into Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, and Lauryn Hill, but it wasn't until I started working with a voice coach that I really dove into jazz music.

The reach of Coke and McDonald's is undeniable, and I'm thrilled these iconic brands are joining forces to inspire local communities through messages of peace and motivation in unique ways. It's an added bonus that they are using the lyrics to 'Rise Up' as a part of those messages.

My prayers are being answered for my career. These are prayers I've been praying for as a kid.

I give credit to my team. I have dedicated people from my label, my fans, and people at these companies that believe in me.

I do devotion in the morning. I pray and I read the word.

When I was 20, I wanted to be famous and win a Grammy and have people respect and love me.

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.