My uncle is in the hall of fame for creating by hand some of the most intricate Indian Mardi Gras garb. — Dawn Richard Fame Copy Share Image
I don't really feel there's rules in my everyday wear. I kind of do whatever the hell I want to do. — Dawn Richard Everyday Copy Share Image
Just as much as you need the people who love you, you need the people who doubt you - to prove them… — Dawn Richard Doubt Copy Share Image
I like being in charge. I like being able to control my own destiny and ideas. — Dawn Richard Being Copy Share Image
Be exactly who you are. You can fit in any space you see yourself in. Be fearless. — Dawn Richard Courage Copy Share Image
I wake up every day in a different headspace, so on any given day, my hairstyle will change. — Dawn Richard Change Copy Share Image
Hair pieces and head dresses have always been something that's been part of my culture. — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
Everyone who knows Puff knows Puff rolls with himself. His hustle is money. That's what he does. — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
Dreams rise like the sun and set like the sun: One minute, it is high and bright; the next minute, you might… — Dawn Richard Dream Copy Share Image
I can be a little messy and wild and carefree with my creativity as a solo artist. In a group, there's a… — Dawn Richard Art Copy Share Image
A lot of 'Blackheart' was me, literally in a dark room, confessing my sins; Poe was the influence for that album. But… — Dawn Richard Dark Copy Share Image
I do not have a history in set design. I have a history in art. I draw. But I learned set design… — Dawn Richard Art Copy Share Image
I always knew who I was, but everyone else wanted to me to be their 'idea' of the 'right' artist. At times,… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
When I get inspired, I give out free music. If you look at my track record from the beginning, that's always what… — Dawn Richard Beginning Copy Share Image
You don't need validation from other people. You've gotta find it within yourself and sit in it and roll with it. — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
I love what a women embodies. I love our bodies; I love the way we communicate with our bodies. I love the… — Dawn Richard Art Copy Share Image
When I was 4, I had a schedule. I was playing softball. My brother was playing football. My parents were teachers, and… — Dawn Richard Books Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, there was no one. There were very few black women in tech; there were very few black… — Dawn Richard Black women Copy Share Image
I've grown so much in the music industry. From 'GoldenHeart,' it was just about me and the music and me in this… — Dawn Richard Business Copy Share Image
There's always going to be a fight between mainstream and underground because the mainstream is a very small bubble, and the underground… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
Originally, I was set on going to Hawaii Pacific University. We visited the campus in Hawaii. I was gonna be a Rainbow… — Dawn Richard Biology Copy Share Image
I did write more mainstream stuff with DK. But you could always tell the records that I wrote in contrast with everybody… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
'Redemption' is about understanding myself and not worrying about my relationship with the industry. — Dawn Richard Fear Copy Share Image
R&B needs to see a new light. It doesn't have to be pigeonholed. — Dawn Richard Light Copy Share Image
Music and dance is part of everything in New Orleans. So I grew up appreciating it all. — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
I always treat shows as though they could belong on either platform. I always design it for the bigger stage, but I… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
My music speaks of warriors. It speaks of women being kings and this sense of pride of being more, even though you… — Dawn Richard Kings Copy Share Image
My dad was a teacher. He has a Masters in music. He taught elementary school, and he played gigs his whole life,… — Dawn Richard Dad Copy Share Image
I watched my parents lose everything, from a house to birth certificates. We were homeless for about six months, then we stayed… — Dawn Richard Birth Copy Share Image
'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… — Dawn Richard Battles Copy Share Image
I really got back to my New Orleans roots - my grandfather played with Fats Domino. We had to leave after Katrina,… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
I just want to be a storyteller, and I think the way to do that is by your lyrics, by your visuals,… — Dawn Richard Art Copy Share Image
I wanted to make an album that sounded like a release of inhibitions, really getting away from the idea that you have… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
I connect so much with Peter Gabriel's sound because, to me, he always had that South African vibe. His drums were always… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
I'm big on showing people versatility. I'm constantly trying to push myself to break barriers and the idea that we have to… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
When I look half naked on stage, it's not because I'm trying to be sexy but because I am dancing and want… — Dawn Richard Dance Copy Share Image
I want to show that you can be just as amazing as labels and compete as a business and work as a… — Dawn Richard Amazing Copy Share Image
I started to write my own stories, like small novels, and those novels became poems, and after poems, they became lyrics, and… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
I believe I am standing firm as a black woman in this industry in a time that it is hard as an… — Dawn Richard Art Copy Share Image
