I came out at a very early age. I sat my mom down at my 12th birthday party and told her in front of my friends. She said, 'Baby, mama already knows, and I'm going to love you regardless.' Once… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
Everybody in the world now wants to twerk. We don't twerk here in New Orleans, we bounce, we wiggle, we wobble, we shake, we… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
Once I started rapping, I had to start dancing more. I had to really use my craft, and take everything I did for fun… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
I draw my strength from my mom, who passed away a few years ago. She taught me from the day I was just a… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
There's no such thing as 'sissy bounce.' We don't separate it here in New Orleans at all. It's just bounce music. Just because I'm… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
I started travelling doing shows everywhere to make people feel like a sense of New Orleans wherever they may be. — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
I can't pull back. I'm 6 foot 3, I'm tall, and I'm gay. I light up the room. — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
Bounce is taking flight all over the globe. New York especially, and L.A., Canada, Portland, Washington. It keeps getting bigger and bigger. — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
Everybody knows that at a Freedia show, you're definitely going to have some crowd participation, and they're anticipating and waiting for that moment. — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
Everything changed after Katrina. It's a new New Orleans now and I think it's better. It was a wake-up call and it rebuilt and… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
The bigger artists are definitely looking and paying attention to the culture and the style of bounce music. — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
You know, being the artist and not knowing when you sometimes create a song, you don't think about whether it's gonna start controversy or… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
I always try to have my hair and my nails did no matter what. As long as that's done, putting an outfit and some… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
