“I love New Orleans. I love jazz. I grew up practicing jazz piano, and ...” — Daya Quote

“I love New Orleans. I love jazz. I grew up practicing jazz piano, and that's just been such a cool genre to me. There's a lot of talent there.”

“I used to daydream in class about what it'd be like to be a singer. It's what I wanted to be ever since I was little, but I never knew if it'd happen or not. I was just a normal girl who was doing all the things teenagers do, but on the side, I was attending music camps and going to songwriting sessions.”

“I grew up with four sisters - four very talented and intelligent sisters - and two parents that were very supportive of whatever we wanted to do.”

“New Orleans just wasn't anything for me. I didn't fit in. I just couldn't get adjusted.”

“We have a very transient population. We have a lot of people that live here and work or play in New Orleans.”

“What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in New Orleans, goes home with you.”