I don’t want to think too much about how I’m carving and what I’m carving – you are just carving away the excess clay and there’s a piece underneath there. And it’s kind of like getting out of the way. Maybe that’s what the commonality is: It’s getting out of the way so that the art can speak.
What draws me to a project is how sympathetic I am toward it, so that I can relax into it and give up myself.
My style is a little masculine, and what I loved about Pyer Moss was how well he can make a blazer, the looseness of those pants, or color palette that he chooses from season to season.
I’m not trying to win an award for being the best vegetarian, just want to be healthy. Take a salt bath. Do things that my parents were never able to do. I’m blessed to do anything I want, so I decide to take the best care of my body and my family in the same way. Holistically. Vitally.
Poor is the new black.
Whenever I think about funk music, it has a look – and that’s how it sounds.
Some people come up and ask for an autograph and don’t even look at me. They’re like, ‘Here, do it.’ That don’t bother me, but it doesn’t open my heart.
During childbirth and hospice I’ll sing gospel songs that my grandma taught me when I was younger, or something I’ve made up, or I’ll hum. I just play things that I think the audience will like.
What opens my heart is when my son wakes me up in the morning, nudging me and saying, ‘Mommy, mommy!’
Oh, yeah, I see the world differently now. Actually, when I first had the baby, I was breast-feeding him for two years straight. So we were together for two years of his life, every single day, all hours of the day. So I was two people, and I eventually morphed back into one.
If you make a decision, a pact with someone, your friend, you should say, ‘I’m gonna do this,’ and you should stick to it.
The wise healer endures the pain. Cry. Tears bring joy.
I’d rather see a person with a natural mind and processed mind than a processed mind and a natural head.
I love to leave the interpretation of my music up to the listener. It’s fun to see what they’ll say it is.
I love putting the music together. It’s like art.
I’m a performance artist first; I’m a recording artist second.
I’ve had two children. I’ve had three boyfriends. I’ve had a lot of things happen that can change your opinions and values and philosophies.
I’m kind of a recluse when it comes to going outside.
I don’t read music or anything, so when I produce, I go basically by ear.
In the morning, instead of saying to yourself, ‘I got to wake up’ say ‘I get to wake up!’