"I sang it about soldiers, then, later, about gay men. It touches me deeply every time. I used to perform this song at…"

"I didn’t try to be a soul singer, a jazz singer, a blues singer – no category…My music is my expression of what I fee…"

"I hope that one day we will be seen for the people we are, not for our race, gender, age or nationality."

"To be moved, to be moved constantly by your own songs. You need it to be in tune with them, and I don’t mean in tune …"

"Music is my first love. Ever since I was a little girl I've dreamt of one day being lucky enough to share my music wi…"

"Lyrics to me are of utmost importance and they mean so much to me — in every song that I write, the lyrics have to co…"

"I've dedicated myself to ensuring that every word that I say, everything I write, every role that I play … I know tha…"

"We just need to normalise our hearts' not having boundaries. I think that there's this idea that we as public figures…"

"I'm a young Latina woman growing up in a primarily white area of town where I live. I've been called it all. My hate …"