“I like Queen Latifah.” — Rhiannon Giddens Quote

“I like Queen Latifah.”

“I'm not gonna force something or fake something to try to get more black people at my shows. I'm not gonna do some big hip-hop crossover.”

“When you hear composer, you think, like, Beethoven: guy in a powdered wig, at a piano, furiously scribbling on manuscript paper. That's not the only image that a composer should bring up, you know. But that's kind of what we've said it is.”

“I enjoy the TV series 'Dexter,' where there's a reason for every kill. Quentin Tarantino is a favourite, and a 'Kill Bill' action-packed movie would be up my street. I'd love to be India's first scream queen!”

“I think the Queen enjoyed my book on her father, George VI.”

“I'm constantly trying to redefine what being a beauty queen is.”