“As far as influences, I listen to a lot of people like Nina Simone and...” — Shamir Quote

“As far as influences, I listen to a lot of people like Nina Simone and other androgynous voices, almost to make me feel like I'm not alone.”

“I want people to listen to my music and everyone to feel included, and I think it's kind of working because all my audiences are always so colorful.”

“Ever since I was little, I showed traits of both masculine and feminine energies. Androgyny was never something that I thought about or tried for.”

“Courtney Love was loud and hyperfeminine. She was edgy - never androgynous. She was big and took up a lot of space and wore a lot of make-up.”

“I'm not growing out my hair just to be androgynous.”

“It's hard because I think I fall into this in-between space where there's something that's innately feminine about me, and there's also something that's kind of androgynous. I carry myself somewhere in between, and I think my music lends itself to that as well.”