Tinashe quotes:

Part of the reason I fell in love with dance so early was because of people like Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, and Britney Spears. When they would dance onstage and in their videos, that was huge for me. I lived for that.

For most artists, you take what you have and who you are, and then you expand on it to make it more entertaining. Everyone knows actors aren't the same people that they play in movies, but people somehow expect musicians to be a certain way all the time!

I love fashion. For me, it's always interesting because I like to be able to mix up different styles and different brands, kind of like how my music taste or personality is. There's lots of influences.

I think my ultimate fashion icon would have to be Gwen Stefani. I love her persona; I love what she embodies and represents. I love the fact that she was a girl fronting a band of boys in No Doubt.

If you're a creative person, what inspires you is always changing; it's always shifting.

As a person, I have a lot of different sides to me, and I genuinely just embrace them. I don't think, 'Oh, I gotta put on my cool face now!'

The only thing that's better in a group versus being by yourself is the companionship. You have to do a lot of thing by yourself as a solo artist. But it's cool. It's worth it.

The craziest part of being on tour is being overseas and having crazed fans so far away from home. They don't speak English, but they still know the lyrics. That's a trip.

My tunnel vision work ethic is very hard to come by, I believe. I have had an unwavering faith in myself and my career for as long as I can remember.

Pour it on up 'till I can't even think no more Get ratchet, go dumb then go more dumb then We can keep it lit, let's roll.

Hopefully with a woman President the double standard will slowly begin to wane.

The earliest you can play Christmas music is on Thanksgiving.

I'm always about having integrity with my fans and staying true to what I say.

When the drink be too strong When the tree be way too strong Get faded, turn up, bruh.

I was in a competing company and have been dancing since I was four - ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop - so it's a huge part of my life and my music.

We are so caught up in our media, in our jobs, in our gossip, and in our consuming that we genuinely feel like we don't have the time or energy to bother ourselves with the tribulations of nations near and far.

My music is a direct reflection of the eclectic person I am. I don't like to be stuck in an R&B box.

This... is a synthetic world many of us live in today - a dream, if you will.

I really love 'Pocahontas.' Today I was watching 'Aladdin.' It's a classic; you can't beat it.

Give me all that you got now Make you want me cause I'm hot now.

Dance has always just been an extension of music for me. It's about putting my music into motion. It's just another dimension that I tap into with my music that not many artists do anymore.

I actually do a lot of Pilates and try to hike every day that I'm home. Also, I dance SO much in my shows and at rehearsals!

It's never one solitary event that has changed my life. It's a bunch of little pieces that built and built up to where I am now.

There was never really a Plan B for me - I always wanted to be a music artist.

For me, I prefer to work on my own. I feel like I can tap into a more genuine place, and I feel like my best stuff comes from writing on my own in my own zone.

I'm the kind of person who doesn't wait for opportunities to fall from the sky.

Yea we can get active And all my bitches attractive

I want people to know that I'm a force to be reckoned with.

My dad was a theater actor, so he had an agent, and he brought me into his agency when I was maybe four years old. That was how I started. I started modeling, and it progressed from there.

I have to say I've been pretty lucky in that my French fry indulgences don't really affect my skin. I keep a stable routine.

I like people who don't take themselves too seriously.

I listen to a lot of twerk anthems.

I love Michael Anthony. We met on set for a shoot and ever since then he has been my guy. We don't do too much conceptualizing - it's usually just a vibe we are feeling based on the wardrobe or mood of the shoot, and we go from there.

I think that sexism existents everywhere.

I'll usually run an ice-cube over my skin to close all the pores. That's pretty much my daily routine.

I've learned to love my brown eyes.

Keep your brow game on point and always pack a lip gloss.

Like anything, you just need to stay true to who you are and hope that social constructs don't get in the way of accomplishing your goals.

My hope is that no matter your mood there is [on a Joyride albom] a song on there that speaks to you.

My routine actually stays pretty simple and consistent. Every morning I use the X-Out Wash-In Treatment with warm water in the shower. I towel dry my face, apply a moisturizer-sunscreen, and go!

One tip is to try and give your hair some time to relax. Don't over wash or over dry it.

There is the devil at the door. I'm nearly going under, can't help but wonder who am I working for? No one's more enslaved now then the ones who falsely feel they are free. I've come to terms with the fact that nothing is what it seems. This life is an illusion. And everything you thought you knew isn't what it seems. Only truth will set you free. This new world has begun.

This industry's so full of distractions: partying, drinking, sex, money. The priority for me is just to make music that people can connect with. I want to make something fresh that people may not understand