Quotes from Justine Skye

When it comes to '90s R&B, I grew up on a lot of Aaliyah and Destiny's Child, Missy Elliott, Usher, Jill Scott. Whatever my mom was playing in the house is what I was listening to.

I use Manic Panic to dye my hair. Sometimes I do it myself.

Sometimes people won't be able to relate to you if you look like you're straight out of a full blown 'Vogue' magazine every time they see you.

Music says the things that people don't say or are afraid to say, and that's the best part about it for me.

When I was working on 'Everyday Living,' I was going through a breakup.

I'll always be a Brooklyn girl.

My hair color is super important to my look because I feel like it helps kind of define who I am. It's like a characteristic of mine that makes me feel comfortable and different from the rest.

When I was 16, I started to spend a lot of time in Soho and downtown New York and noticed everyone's style and the eclectic things people would wear. And that's when I started to experiment with things like my lipstick and mixing different kinds of pieces and, of course, my hair color.

Even at my lowest point, when I've wanted to give up, I know that I have to believe in myself because I'm all that I have.

One thing that I must do with every wash is deep condition. I have this theory in my head that it will make my hair really healthy, especially since I'm always keeping it in different styles.

In terms of style, I'm really inspired by Foxy Brown and Naomi Campbell.

I used to sing SWV's 'Weak' every day when people would ask me to sing.

Who knows, maybe I'll be a basketball player one day? No, I'm definitely never going to be a basketball player. I have no hand-eye coordination.

I'm more conscious about who I let into my heart, and I'm singing about it.

I surrounded myself with a lot of different creative people and ambitious people.

I express myself a lot on Tumblr, especially through my diary entries, but my Instagram is my modeling portfolio. I have my game face on at all times.

I kind of came about at the same time as Instagram, and it becomes, like, your portfolio. When people search who you are, they search Instagram, and I feel like people aren't even using Google anymore.

Sometimes there can be pressure to post, especially from your followers.

People tend to not post when they're at their worst, but I try to be as open as I can be with my fans.

On the real, because you're dyeing your hair so much, it gets really damaged, so you just want to use a lot of products that help hydrate it and keep it nice and keep it moisturized. It gets really, really dry.

Before I go to bed, I twist my hair so it doesn't get knotted by morning and cover it with a silk scarf so it stays moisturized. In addition, I tend to wash my hair around once a week or every two weeks, depending on what I'm doing with it.

I definitely look up to Rihanna. She doesn't care what anyone thinks of her, and she's not afraid of taking risks and trying different things, whether it's fashion or music. She's all about what makes her comfortable.

Growing up, it was always a huge battle with my mom to let me color my hair or add extensions.

As artists, we have the luxury of experimenting with extra crazy things, but I feel like my aesthetic is very street-style and high-low.