Music and dance is part of everything in New Orleans. So I grew up appreciating it all. — Dawn Richard 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
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
Instagram is just something I like to do. I feel it's the best way to portray who you are. — Dawn Richard 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
You have to put time into the art to do it, and you have to know that what you'll get out of… — Dawn Richard Art 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
It's always interesting when you're doing things yourself - getting the lighting, getting everybody together. It's exciting. — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
I had no idea that what I thought was my low wasn't really my low. That's what a lot of people think… — Dawn Richard Idea Copy Share Image
There is a thing about women that needs to be understood. We don't sit well with being put in a certain place. — Dawn Richard Being 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
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
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
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
There's a fine line between artist and product. I don't think the industry purposely does it, but I think that's just the… — Dawn Richard Art 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
My grandmother had a Ph.D in library science, so I grew up in a library, and I would appreciate those books and… — Dawn Richard Book Copy Share Image
'Blackheart' was the moment for me to really open up and let people into the world that is me. — Dawn Richard Moment Copy Share Image
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
I promised myself that I wouldn't be afraid to be who I was when I chose to do this music thing. — Dawn Richard 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
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
How many people can say they had Anna Wintour on a record? Not even an album, just a mixtape? It's audacious, disrespectful,… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
The problem with Danity Kane is everybody wanted to play everybody's role, and when you're in a group like that, that can't… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
I'd only do a deal with a label if it allowed me to still be indie and have that indie mentality. I… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
I got in the audition line called 'Making the Band' because I wanted to be in a band. If I didn't, I… — 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 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 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 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
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'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
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
