Making music is an emotional thing. And when you’re on a video shoot with 50 people there, you have to somehow, in a non-emotional way, say what you want and not feel guilty for it. And that takes growing up and that takes… not caring how people perceive you as much. And it just takes experience, I think. Banks Read Quote
I get so many questions in interviews about feminism, and I think the second you start separating femininity and masculinity and giving one more power than the other, that’s like – everyone is a person. Banks Read Quote
There are definitely a lot of creative people I want to work with. I wanna work with Drake! Banks Read Quote
I think social media is an interesting beast – you can’t get too caught up in it. People can get caught up in it sometimes, but I think it’s important to live in the present and not on the computer screen. Banks Read Quote
I like Australia, but every time I’m there, I feel like everybody’s being sarcastic because everyone’s so nice. Banks Read Quote
I love grey. My mom told me that when I was younger, I would get mildly depressed when it was grey all the time. I’d be darker when it was dark out. But as an adult, I really love it. Banks Read Quote
I love fashion. I like dressing how I feel, and my music shows how I feel – they go hand in hand. My performance style is pretty much the same as my everyday style. Banks Read Quote
Growing up, I listened to a lot of everything – I fell in love with music, when I discovered people like Lauryn Hill and Tracy Chapman, people whose voices I could really feel, people with a lot of soul. That’s what I’m drawn to as a musician: Anybody that has their own voice and their own point of view. Banks Read Quote