Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable.

I think if people genuinely want to help ... that'll shine through, no matter what color or what race. We cannot see race before compassion.

I've cried over string arrangements.

I'm attracted to things that scare me, like 'Psycho,' my favorite Hitchcock movie.

I feel like Harriet Tubman, except I am trying to free people through underground music, to free themselves creatively and inspirationally.

There are some groups that for years and years have not gotten the rights that the majority of human beings have, and I think that it's important to continue to draw these parallels so that when we think about our future we can change some of the lives of people who love differently than we do, look different than we do, who come from a different class. It's all about bringing awareness to how important it is to be accepting of people...and there will be oppression if one group thinks they're more important or superior.

Even if it makes others comfortable, I will LOVE who I am