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.

I think having wild, huge hair, is me being my own version of a lioness.

There's been so many, I think [Lucas Goodman and I] share this, but for us, Afropunk was a really big moment just because it was in New York.

We created this journey [in the Begin], sonically, that people can really wrap their heads around and live with and get to know us a little bit more. The dark colors, the light colors, our up-tempos, and our down-dreamy stuff.

That experience of being in the wild in a place where life initially began for all creatures gave me a overwhelming sense of connection.

Of course the Disney movies, you know all the soundtracks, and anything Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire were doing - Singing in the Rain was one of my favorite musicals I used to watch a lot because my mom came from a theatre background.

In New York everyone just kind of knows each other.