Andra Day Quotes

Andra Day

Profession : Musician

Birth : December 30, 1984

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.

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I really like jazz and soul, but I also love so many other types of music, and I didn't want to be afraid to blend and experiment.

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I want people to know my truth. Unconditional love of God and each other.

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I always knew I wanted to be a performance artist.

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The elementary school I went to, Valencia Park, was focused on the arts.

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I always loved music and was drawn to it and affected by it. But it wasn't until I got to San Diego that I started exploring music more.

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It's hard to remember my childhood without remembering music.

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'Rise Up' is definitely my baby. I think it was a gift because, you know, it's like God just spoke to me and wrote that song. It's very powerful.

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I was actually discovered by Kai Millard and Stevie Wonder.

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I struggled academically in high school because it was hard to focus. It was hard to focus on those things that were other than artistic stuff.

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My style was established in the Forties and Fifties, then got dragged through the decades and picked up a couple more things on the way.

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My idols are singers like Billie Holiday and Erykah Badu because there's no gloss on what they do.

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As a singer, if I'm in a room that is too cold, I kind of freak out, so I actually like the humidity, and I love the heat.

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My father loved music. He loved Motown and R&B, and my mother loved Journey and Fleetwood Mac, so they were always listening to it and playing it.

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I am happy that I can challenge myself in various fields.

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I tell people all the time - I'm a very spiritual person, so I pray over everything that I do including creating music, a new song.

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My family wasn't in the music business, but they loved music.

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