Quotes from Andra Day

I like very, very dramatic eyeliner: I take it all the way out to my eyebrows.

I use this GPB glycogen protein balancing conditioner by Aubrey Organics that I love.

That's why I loved Dinah Washington. She sung jazz, but they called her the Queen of the Blues. She had the control and sophistication of jazz in her note selection and how to attack a song or certain lines, but then attacked it with a painful force of blues behind it. That's why I admired her so much, because of that versatility.

No matter how dark or precarious it may seem, continue to pursue your truth.

I think gratitude is a big thing. It puts you in a place where you're humble.

I style my hair so frequently that I need a really good conditioner to keep it moisturized.

At my shows, I like everyone to have a good time... but, I like for us to be real because there's freedom in that.

It would have been so awesome to be born in the Thirties and be in your prime in the Fifties. Except for the whole being black thing, obviously!

When I graduated, everyone was like, 'You got to do pop and R&B to make it,' like very contemporary pop and R&B. I tried for a little while, but I just realized my voice wasn't quite fitting some of the records that I was doing.

If it looks like your grandma's bedsheets, I'll put it on my body.

I'm grateful and enjoying the ride.

My band and I are even closer. They've grown with me over four years, so we're closer and closer and closer.

I'm grateful for the fans who've been there from the beginning and am excited about how we've grown and how we've evolved now.

My faith was eventually what helped me face myself, tell the truth about everything I had done, face criticism, cope with guilt, pain, and grow from all of it.

I think fashion and artistry go hand in hand.

I was actually discovered by Kai Millard and Stevie Wonder.

Foreknowledge is a wonderful thing.

I pray, read the word, and then creative stuff happens here. Problem-solving and all of that comes into that space. So 'Da Box' actually represents my sanctuary and that time. I might look trapped in a box, but I'm actually more free in that box than anyone on the outside looking in or in any other space in my life.

I'm very particular but very thrifty at the same time.

The reach of Coke and McDonald's is undeniable, and I'm thrilled these iconic brands are joining forces to inspire local communities through messages of peace and motivation in unique ways. It's an added bonus that they are using the lyrics to 'Rise Up' as a part of those messages.

I've been blessed with so many opportunities and so many amazing things throughout this process. But all the while, I remember that the reason that I'm here and the reason that I do music and tell these stories is that people come to know the love, the God that I know.

I didn't want to box it in or say this show caters to this type of person... I think the tide of music is changing. We don't have to worry about rules. We should just do what feels good.

I try to avoid hairspray, gel, and heat as much as I can - I will use a pomade or a very heavy conditioner to style it the way that I want it.

I loved Lauryn Hill; I loved the Fugees.