I don't find much influence in opera. It was such a different part of me.

I try to create songs that are really massive and intense, but at the same time remaining honest and raw.

Everything I do is a reflection of the duality within me. Musically, I really love things that are very synthetic and unnatural. And I also like the organic and human... the intrinsic, I guess.

The word "theatrical" makes me cringe, because it suggests a performance is staged, put on, rehearsed. And while all this is true for an opera, I believe the act of singing and performing should always be honest, raw, guttural.

There can only be one Queen Bey.

The most important thing for us to do as beings is to be aware of our position in the world on a micro and macro level.

No matter what you do, if there's something you're afraid of, you need to break through it.