I find that the quest to be perfect and make perfect music is like a black whole. I realize that you can come with the intention to capture a vibe and use a formula, but you have to accept that most of the time its not going to be what you envisioned and you might manifest something better. I think that's been the hardest thing to wrap my head around that most ideas we go for ends up sounding different. I think art in general should be about enjoying the process and the experience. All that matters is if you feel the music and it captures the element your going for.

The greatest blessing is that, within all of this, I've still been challenged every day to question and show who I am.

I think the lion, besides the elephant, was the one animal that I just started thinking about so much.

I got to speak to Missy Elliott on the phone and she was like, 'I see you and just keep doing your thing,' and to hear that was incredible.

It's definitely evolved from where it started - for 'Treat Me Like Fire,' I wanted something extremely wild because I was going to be running through the woods and I wanted it really nappy and crazy.

The people that have inspired me the most were dancers and choreographers.

I quit piano and violin because it felt too rigid. It was just my thing, something I fell in love with from a very early age.