“For my first album, I thought it was most important for people to hear...” — Ro James Quote

“For my first album, I thought it was most important for people to hear my voice and to not let it be drowned out by too many lasers and other sounds.”

“I was shy: I sang at home but not in public. My dad's side of the family sang, so I would hear their voices and think mine couldn't compare.”

“I feel like Prince's artistry inspired me as far as staying true to myself and my artistry and what is important to me in my life and applying, you know, all the things that I ever been through into my music, the same way he kinda did in 'Purple Rain.'”

“The truth can not be drowned by any flood of false indictments.”

“Too often, real policy improvements get drowned out by political talking points.”

“Lyrics have to be underwritten. That's why poets generally make poor lyric writers because the language is too rich. You get drowned in it.”