“I'm a hip-hop fan, and I'm a Southern Cali girl.” — Andra Day Quote

I'm a hip-hop fan, and I'm a Southern Cali girl.

My sister and I - she's a musician - we jam all the time. We always play around for giggles with stuff that seem unconventional or stuff that seems funny. A lot of the stuff sometimes is just a response from jam sessions in her room, so she'll be on the guitar or the keyboard, and we'll just start singing and doing stuff.

My style icons are Lucille Ball for her bouffant hair and all the updos, James Dean for his rockabilly style - the denim and rolled-up T-shirt thing. And I am also inspired by Dita Von Teese and Gwen Stefani. Their style is retro, but it's still very feminine at the same time.

I do devotion in the morning. I pray and I read the word.

Hip-hop is the art of story-telling.

I know what I'm good at, and if I'm asked to do something I'm not - like hip-hop dancing - I get self-conscious.

When I was growing up, hip-hop was still a pretty specialised thing.

I take pride in being one of the most successful producers in hip-hop history, having the most successful record in hip-hop history, I have the most number ones.

I feel a lot of hip-hop videos are all about portraying a lifestyle that the artist doesn't even live.