American - Musician | August 5, 1983 -
I had no idea that what I thought was my low wasn't really my low. That's what a lot of people think - then life reminds them, 'No, there's lower.'
Dawn Richard
LifePeopleThinkThoughtLowIdea
I'm not a very open person.
PersonOpenVery
It doesn't bother me when I'm labeled, but it's so... limiting. It's so boxy.
MeBotherLimitingLabeled
I want to show that you can be just as amazing as labels and compete as a business and work as a business even though you're an artist.
WorkBusinessAmazingYouArtist
'Blackheart' was the moment for me to really open up and let people into the world that is me.
MomentPeopleMeWorldOpenUp
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, and the snare that drives everything for me. I think it's really what's separated my sound from a lot of the R&B and pop music out there.
MusicMeThinkBandSoundOut
I come from an era where lyrics were full of imagery and metaphor, and that's all I know. I think people miss that.
PeopleThinkKnowMissImageryCome
I connect so much with Peter Gabriel's sound because, to me, he always had that South African vibe. His drums were always something to move to: it was almost like Calypso. I'm a big fan.
MeSoundAlwaysConnectBigMove
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 way they maneuver. You have to be careful that doesn't become your story, where you become a product, and your art is tarnished because you're just seen as a tool to make money.
ArtMoneyStoryThinkYouArtist
R&B needs to see a new light. It doesn't have to be pigeonholed.
LightNewSeeNeedsPigeonholed
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 survive.
SurviveProblemYouPlayGroupRole
I got in the audition line called 'Making the Band' because I wanted to be in a band. If I didn't, I would have done 'American Idol.'
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