R&B needs to see a new light. It doesn't have to be pigeonholed. — Dawn Richard Light 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 Anything Copy Share Image
'Blackheart' is purely falling into the electronic world and pushing the envelope. — Dawn Richard Electronic 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 Belong Copy Share Image
I come from an era where lyrics were full of imagery and metaphor, and that's all I know. I think people miss… — Dawn Richard Come Copy Share Image
I want to get up and celebrate something - and why not celebrate being a woman? — Dawn Richard Being 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
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
Music and dance is part of everything in New Orleans. So I grew up appreciating it all. — Dawn Richard Dance 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 Big 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
Hair pieces and head dresses have always been something that's been part of my culture. — Dawn Richard Always Copy Share Image
Instagram is just something I like to do. I feel it's the best way to portray who you are. — Dawn Richard Best Copy Share Image
Besides music, I was all school, school, school. And softball. I played the game since I was four, and I wanted to… — Dawn Richard Game Copy Share Image
When my dad went to college to get his master's from Loyola, he was playing Debussy and Chopin and Beethoven. But he… — Dawn Richard College Copy Share Image
I promised myself that I wouldn't be afraid to be who I was when I chose to do this music thing. — Dawn Richard Afraid 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 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
'The Red Era' is for everybody. Every gay, every fluid, every black, every white. — Dawn Richard Black 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
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
I had always had an affinity for series in literature, and I thought it would be really cool to incorporate what I… — Dawn Richard Books Copy Share Image
Everyone who knows Puff knows Puff rolls with himself. His hustle is money. That's what he does. — Dawn Richard Everyone 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 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
