Songwriting was my own journey. I never fit in with structure in songwriting. — Dawn Richard Journey Copy Share Image
When you see what you really are, good or bad, there is a fearlessness to understanding your purpose. — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
I couldn't do a record without knowing I'll translate it into something visual. — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
'The Red Era' is for everybody. Every gay, every fluid, every black, every white. — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
To create and do something no one else has done before - that feeling beats anything else I've felt. — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
I would describe my personal style as putting Twiggy and Yoko Ono together. It is hobo with no rules. — Dawn Richard Fashion Copy Share Image
'Blackheart' is purely falling into the electronic world and pushing the envelope. — 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
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 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'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 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 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 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
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
People want to peg you as alternative R&B when they hear soul or see the color of your skin. It's comfortable when… — Dawn Richard Art Copy Share Image
There's definitely that tribal Africana thing going on in my sound. It's that marching band, second-line music, that Creole-influence in the kick,… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
I've had two platinum albums. I have worked with thousands of people. But the most rewarding feeling is to see people on… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
'Armor On' explains why I needed armor in the first place. Sonically, you'll hear this battle of, 'I love you, no I… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
Growing up, my parents were Roman Catholic - strict Catholics - from New Orleans. I understood the idea in the principle of… — Dawn Richard Catholic Copy Share Image
My director, Monty Marsh, is really awesome - I've been working with him for years now. — Dawn Richard Awesome 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 don't wish homelessness on anyone, especially when you come from where your parents work hard. — Dawn Richard 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
'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 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
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
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 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
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 lived in the library with my grandmother as a child. I still love the smell of books; the library card is… — Dawn Richard Books 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
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
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
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
I think, my entire life, I was a bit different. And I didn't think I was different; I just kinda always stuck… — Dawn Richard 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 Copy Share Image
