There can only be one Queen Bey.

The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's just you and the audience. All the weight is on you to deliver the songs.

I like to remind myself that everything is meaningless.

My music started as a way to break through weaknesses - like anxiety, which was completely taking over my whole life, where I could barely function.

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.

True expression is hard when performing opera. The problem is that opera relies on the dramatic context of the piece. It can be interpreted and represented, but there are guidelines; there is a vocabulary within the pieces that you must know objectively and reflect.

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.