Music Quotes

I want to give people a taste of the Caribbean, and show them the fun side of me.

Making music is like shopping for me. Every song is like a new pair of shoes.

If I ever go to West Africa, it would probably be for a free concert. I would want to do something for the people there. Maybe we can make a whole event, the way Bob Marley would have done it. Just for the people. And if they climb over the gate, let them climb over the gate.

I find that when I get on stage now, I don't want to perform a lot of my songs because they don't feel like me. So I want to make songs that are timeless.

We found love in a hopeless place.

People gonna talk whether you doing bad or good.

I never play the victim, I'd rather be a stalker.

It's like you're screaming but no one can hear. You almost feel ashamed that someone could be that important, that without them, you feel like nothing. No one will ever understand how much it hurts. You feel hopeless, like nothing can save you. And when it's over and it's gone, you almost wish that you could have all that bad stuff back so you can have the good.

Took an oath, I'ma stick it out to the end.

The more I swear I'm happy the more I'm feeling alone.

Tears were for the weaker days, I'm stronger now.

Even angels have their wicked schemes and you take that to new extremes.

Love is great, love is fine. Out the box, out of line. The affliction of the feeling leaves me wanting more.

You the one that I dream about all day. You the one that I think about always. You are the one so I make sure I behave! My love is your love, your love is my love.

Man down is a song about a girl who has committed a murder that she regrets and is completely remorseful about.

My music definitely determines the direction we're gonna move in. It's like music, fashion, hair, makeup.

Music and fashion go hand in hand. I think music inspires all types of arts; it inspires life, emotion, mood, and all of those things are reflected in my fashion and my style. One doesn't go without the other.

I might do something in Arabic. I might do something in Hebrew.

Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.

No one has been a greater advocate for the power of love in this world than I; both in my life and in my music.