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Andra Day
Andra Day
American Musician
Born: Dec 30, 1984
Jazz Love Me Music People Time
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I think gratitude is a big thing. It puts you in a place where you're humble. Andra Day
Gratitude You Humble Big Think Puts Where Big Thing Place Thing
I always knew I wanted to be a performance artist. Andra Day
Knew Performance Always Artist Wanted
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. Andra Day
Peace Inspire Bonus Coke Added Local Lyrics Ways Those Rise Thrilled Joining Through Part Undeniable Reach Messages Forces Motivation Up Brands McDonald Iconic Communities Unique Using
I give credit to my team. I have dedicated people from my label, my fans, and people at these companies that believe in me. Andra Day
Me People Fans Believe Give Label Dedicated Team Companies Credit
I actually like the sort of industrial, working-class woman like Rosie the Riveter, so I'm kind of like the sort of street style of the '50s. Andra Day
Woman Style Kind Like Industrial Sort Rosie Working-Class Street Actually
I was always inundated with music, whether it be my mother's favorites like Fleetwood Mac and Carole King and the Carpenters, or my dad's jazz music. Andra Day
Music Mother King Jazz Mac Favorites Inundated Like Always Whether Fleetwood Fleetwood Mac Jazz Music Dad
I established early what I was and wasn't willing to accept. People tried to say what I had to do, whether it be pop or R&B, to be successful. Even when I was in the girl group, they would try to make our voices sound very radio-friendly and fit that mold. But even before I got signed, I knew who I was and who I wanted to be. Andra Day
People Try Girl Before Group Our Say Signed Willing Would Tried Voices Had Knew Make Accept Got Sound Fit Very Established Wanted Whether Successful Pop Mold Who Even Early
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. Andra Day
School Focus Other Those High High School Struggled Stuff Academically Because Were Than Artistic Hard Things
My idols are singers like Billie Holiday and Erykah Badu because there's no gloss on what they do. Andra Day
Like Singers Because Gloss Idols Holiday Billie Holiday
I've always wanted to be a woman who isn't afraid to tell her story. Andra Day
Woman Tell Always Afraid Wanted Story Who Her
I'm very particular but very thrifty at the same time. Andra Day
Time Thrifty Particular Very Same Same Time
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. Andra Day
Music Good Think Changing Type Worry Say Rules About Feels Tide Box Person Just Want Should Show
I'm a huge Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu fan, so working with those two in any capacity would be a dream. Andra Day
Those Dream Would Would-Be Lauryn Hill Hill Huge Any Fan Capacity Working Two
What I wear onstage is so stylized and bold. Andra Day
Wear Onstage Stylized Bold
I consider each performance to be an intimate conversation between me and the audience members. Andra Day
Me Conversation Consider Intimate Members Performance Between Audience Audience Members Each
Musically, I try not to box things in. I try to just play around this spectrum of influences: soul, jazz, and hip-hop. Andra Day
Soul Try Jazz Musically Box Around Hip-Hop Just Influences Play Things Spectrum
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. Andra Day
Life Time Creative Space Word Free My Life Looking Trapped Other More Outside Stuff Look Read Box Pray Than Any Represents Problem-Solving Anyone Happens Sanctuary Might Then Actually Here
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. Andra Day
Music Drawn More Until Always Got Affected Diego Loved San San Diego Exploring Started
I was living with my mom in a tiny apartment in Chula Vista, near Third and H Street behind the 7-Eleven. It was crazy to be on the phone with Stevie Wonder. I felt like a meteor hit our apartment! Andra Day
Mom Crazy Phone Living Our Vista Like Stevie Stevie Wonder Felt Meteor Wonder Hit Behind Tiny Apartment Near Street Third
I was a dancer for long time. And you always hear that ballet is the core of dance, and that - once you have that down - you can do everything else. For me, jazz is like that for music. Andra Day
Music Time Me You Dance Long Long Time Jazz Down Else Dancer Everything Once Everything Else Like Always Ballet Hear Core
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! Andra Day
Black Awesome Thirties Would Born Except Prime Obviously Been Being Fifties Your Whole Thing
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. Andra Day
Style Way More Through Picked Couple Got Up Decades Established Then Fifties Forties Things Dragged
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. Andra Day
Truth Faith Myself Me Guilt Criticism Face Pain Everything Tell About Had Done Helped Grow Eventually Cope
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. Andra Day
Time Good Freedom Good Time Everyone Be Real Like Because Real Us Shows
When you walk in the front of the White House, the pictures on the walls, they change out pretty frequently. They're all very cool and historical, with pictures from the current term and past terms. Andra Day
You Change Walk Walls Past White White House Out Pretty Term Pictures House Terms Frequently Historical Very Current Front Cool
I'm a hip-hop fan, and I'm a Southern Cali girl. Andra Day
Girl Hip-Hop Southern Fan
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