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I feel like every project I’ve ever done has had music involved in it somehow.
I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.
I’ve loved Michael Jackson, his music, his music videos.
In middle school, I really didn’t have music, but in high school, I remember taking a lot of choir and drama.
We were raised in an Italian-American household, although we didn’t speak Italian in the house. We were very proud of being Italian, and had Italian music, ate Italian food.
People often complain that music is too ambiguous, that what they should think when they hear it is so unclear, whereas everyone understands words. With me, it is exactly the opposite, and not only with regard to an entire speech but also with individual words.
I listen to crazy, robust rock music where they sing their faces off, and soul music, which can be similar.
After my tour I had time to stay at home, be with my boyfriend and hang out with friends and that brought me down to earth and helped me write music from a more relaxed place.
Negro music and culture are intrinsically improvisational, existential. Nothing is sacred. After a decade, a musical idea, no matter how innovative, is threatened.
Pop is a little bit theatrical. That’s the whole vibe. That’s the point – is that it’s great music, great melodies, great hooks. But, on top of it, it’s a presentation. There’s a showmanship about it. And that’s why I wanted to be a pop star.