For me, I always have looked at 'indie' as a term of 'independence.' Never associated a sonic gesture with that in the same way that pop music has always meant 'popular' to me; you know, it didn't define a sound.
Fashion is a strange world sometimes. Amazing, but strange.
I wear short shorts. After 10 years of strenuous ballet, it's the least my legs can do for me.
In my experience, as a young black artist, you have to fulfill an archetype, or be a token - and I was unwilling to do that.
You just have to know that the more successful you get as an artist, the less of a normal life you have. It's a trade-off.
I have always had tremendous respect for my sister as an artist, as a woman, and now as a mother.
From a very early age, I decided that I wanted to be able to do my music but still be able to live a normal life.
