Redemption’ is about understanding myself and not worrying about my relationship with the industry. Dawn Richard Read Quote
I would describe my personal style as putting Twiggy and Yoko Ono together. It is hobo with no rules. Dawn Richard Read Quote
I lived in the library with my grandmother as a child. I still love the smell of books; the library card is still my friend. Dawn Richard Read Quote
My dad was a teacher. He has a Masters in music. He taught elementary school, and he played gigs his whole life, and we lived good. Dawn Richard Read Quote
I’d only do a deal with a label if it allowed me to still be indie and have that indie mentality. I have to have creative control. Dawn Richard Read Quote
My grandmother had a Ph.D in library science, so I grew up in a library, and I would appreciate those books and the smell of them and how they’d have these series, and it was cool to me. I always felt like, if I had an opportunity, I’d create an album that felt like a series. Dawn Richard Read Quote
Just as much as you need the people who love you, you need the people who doubt you – to prove them wrong. Dawn Richard Read Quote
I do not have a history in set design. I have a history in art. I draw. But I learned set design when I couldn’t afford to have a team and I didn’t want to look like I was indie. I wanted to give fans the visual. Dawn Richard Read Quote
Growing up, my parents were Roman Catholic – strict Catholics – from New Orleans. I understood the idea in the principle of spirituality. I noticed it in the stories that I read. The Trinity was something that was brought up consistently: the power of three. Things happened in threes, and I thought that was brilliant. Dawn Richard Read Quote
When I get inspired, I give out free music. If you look at my track record from the beginning, that’s always what I’ve done. I’ve never changed. Dawn Richard Read Quote