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" I don't have a primary doctor, a primary hairstylist, a primary anything. I don't even have a primary address! Everything is just whenever I can find one. "

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" In the real world, I kind of, like, thrived a little bit. The things that were awkward about me at school, like being hyper passionate... I realized, 'Oh I'm my own person, and I have my own idiosyncrasies and nuances that I don't mind.' "

" I feel like when you say 'activist,' you have to have so much clarity, and I don't always necessarily have so much clarity on how I want to help others, I just have this weird, deep urge to help other people. I'm trying to let God guide my body and use it as whatever kind of vehicle or vessel it needs to be. "

" I was raised orthodox Muslim. Very sheltered, very conservative. "

" I love when things that I'm involved in really matter and when people like me back and don't just think I'm corny. "

" We're changing little girls' lives across the world, and we didn't even know what we were doing when we started. "

" You can take care of your body, and it will low-key show you respect in turn. "

" I feel good being a black woman; I've always felt good. "

" My mom didn't let me eat sugar or candy until I was older. "

" I don't want to speak negativity into existence. "

" Listening to Alabama Shakes made me less self-conscious about my voice. "

" I don't listen to my music if I'm not making it. "

" I love folk. I love rap. "

" I was a gymnast for 13 years, so I was heavy into sports. "

" My parents are really conservative. My dad is Muslim, and my mom is the most conservative woman you've ever met. They're very aristocratic in the most quaint suburban way. "

" I love cuffing season. It's a very inspiring season for those who want to be inspired. "

" When I think of Afropunk, I think of the best of the best. I think of, like, D'Angelo. "

" I don't think I'm inherently feminist. I think the universe wants me to be feminist, and I think I resonate with that. I think it just chose me to be this female energy... thing. And I'm very drawn to female energy, but I don't really have any prerequisites in feminism. I just roll with it. "

" I'm very into details, so I watch movies just for the details. "

" Music, or the type of music that I'm writing, is very personal. "

" I was unpopular my whole life. "

" I don't feel ashamed to be loud, which is an argument I've had with lots of men, who thought I was too sassy and unladylike. "

" Wearing a hijab never made me feel any more conservative - it made me feel safe. Then, after 9/11, I became the butt of a joke on the playground, so I stopped wearing it. Kids can be really cruel when you're the only black girl in your Girl Scout troop. "

" I make bad decisions frequently. They're fun. "

" I love the comparison with Aaliyah and Timbaland, because Aaliyah is a legend, and there is a large cinematic feel to Timbaland's sound, but what I do is different. "

" I listen to Stevie Nicks. "

" My mom is a Pan-Africanist. My dad is still Orthodox Sunni Muslim, but he's super fun. He worked in television for years. He was a Black Panther. "

" Oh, Instagram stresses me out on a very deep level! "

" I live in my imagination, so sometimes movies help me get lost. I feel like I'm in it. "

" I always used to be like, 'I don't need to meditate.' And it's not true. "

" I've been known to wear pajamas onstage for the sole reason of wanting to make sure I'm free enough to execute new things vocally onstage and give my best performance possible. "