86 Quotes by Dawn Richard

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

There's always going to be a fight between mainstream and underground because the mainstream is a very small bubble, and the underground scene is a very small bubble, and they both see themselves as secret societies. But I never saw it that way. I always thought music was open to all things.

I'm okay with being the oddball.

My director, Monty Marsh, is really awesome - I've been working with him for years now.

I had no idea that what I thought was my low wasn't really my low. That's what a lot of people think - then life reminds them, 'No, there's lower.'

R&B needs to see a new light. It doesn't have to be pigeonholed.

My uncle is in the hall of fame for creating by hand some of the most intricate Indian Mardi Gras garb.

I'm big on showing people versatility. I'm constantly trying to push myself to break barriers and the idea that we have to stay in one lane.

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.