98 Quotes by Andra Day

My idols are singers like Billie Holiday and Erykah Badu because there's no gloss on what they do.

I love hip-hop, and everybody knows that.

Listening to the stories told in jazz music and how those artists expressed their truths about the times and what they were dealing with is what struck me the most.

Foreknowledge is a wonderful thing.

I was actually discovered by Kai Millard and Stevie Wonder.

It was so surreal, having my parents hear the President and First Lady saying to me, 'Good to see you again! We're so proud of you. We watched you on the Grammys and were like, 'That's our girl!'

I love different eclectic bands. I love Phoenix and Kimber.

It would have been so awesome to be born in the Thirties and be in your prime in the Fifties. Except for the whole being black thing, obviously!

As a singer, if I'm in a room that is too cold, I kind of freak out, so I actually like the humidity, and I love the heat.