“At a young age, I wanted to be a prima ballerina and had these grand i...” — Andra Day Quote

At a young age, I wanted to be a prima ballerina and had these grand ideas that I would go study at Juilliard. It's something I laugh about now.

Musically, I try not to box things in. I try to just play around this spectrum of influences: soul, jazz, and hip-hop.

It's hard to remember my childhood without remembering music.

I always felt more comfortable with a full face of makeup.

I was a dancer for about 20 years. It didn't really help me transition into music.

You cannot help but watch ballet dancers like Precious Adams without realizing that a classical ballerina can be black. However, talking about this isn't all that's needed.

My fashion icons are Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Ava Gardner. Their classic looks and clean lines should be the cornerstones of your wardrobe - white cotton shirts, black Capri pants, pencil skirts and ballerina skirts.

If my mother was taking pictures, I never wanted her to take the camera off me, ever. When I look at my videos from when I was even just two, I would be playing ballerina.

I am striving to reach the stars as a prima ballerina, but my most important reason for wanting this is because of the effect this will have on the world of ballet and the very young ballet dancers that come after me.