Rihanna
I never know what day it is. Never, ever, ever.
If someone is right for you, you'll know it.
Streaming is a really big market for me. We've been doing great in the streaming market, so it's not something I want to alienate at all. Streaming counts now. They're treating artists the way we deserve to be treated.
I could never identify with that word, 'weak.'
People think, because we're young, we aren't complex, but that's not true. We deal with life and love and broken hearts in the same way a woman a few years older might.
I was so rude when I was a little girl.
Whatever I'm feeling, whatever I'm going through, whatever mood I'm in... If I'm feeling like dancing or clubbing, then it will be reflected in the music. If I'm feeling dark and vulnerable, then it will reflect in the music, too.
All my favorite artists and fashion icons and models are from the Nineties. Everybody was just so fearless.
You have to just accept your body. You may not love it all the way, but you just have to be comfortable with it, comfortable with knowing that that's your body.
I am happy and I'm single.
I love singing. I love it, and it doesn't feel like a chore. It's an expression.
I drink a lot of coconut water. It balances out all the other toxic stuff I put into my body.
I'm not generally a sensitive person, but I tend to be more sensitive toward others and what they're going through. I don't know if that's the healthiest thing, but it's the truth.
I do have a vulnerable side. I think a lot of people have a misperception of me. They only see the tough, defensive, aggressive side. But every woman is vulnerable.
It's every girl's dream to be a cover girl!
If I cry, it's because I'm very angry and I can't do anything about it because I've run into a dead end. That's when the tears would come down.
Robyn is who I am. Rihanna - that's an idea of who I am.
Guys need attention. They need that nourishment, that little stroke of the ego that gets them by every now and then.
Music is in my DNA!
I love reading people. I really enjoy watching, observing, and being able to figure out a person, the reason they wore that dress, the reason they smell the way they do.
More than anything, I like a jacket. You can do anything with a great jacket, the bigger the better. You can have any silhouette underneath. It gives you an attitude. It makes a gown look cool.
I like to be creative.
I don't have anything to hide.
People take the little bit of information they're fed, and they draw a picture of who you are. Most of the time, it's wrong.
I am a child but I have to think and act like a woman, this business forces you to.
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.
Honestly, I've been thinking lately about how boring I am. When I do get time to myself, I watch TV.
I'm turned on by guys who are cultured. That'll keep me intrigued. They don't have to have a single degree, but they should speak other languages or know things about other parts of the world or history or certain artists or musicians. I like to be taught. I like to sit on that side of the table.
I know that a large part of my fan base is gay. They've shown me love from the start. I mean in this industry, everyone from my glam people to my dancers are gay. You can't be homophobic in this line of work - I'm a pop star!
My jewelry's all fake - from Claire's. Or I get it from my mom's boutique in Barbados.
You just want something else that someone else has, but that doesn't mean what you have isn't beautiful, because people always want what you have, and you always want what they have - no one is ever 100 per cent like, 'Yes, I'm the bomb dot com - from head to toe!'
I have two main hair people I work with. They're always with me. I'm like, 'I'm bored! I wanna change my hair!' That's the good thing about a weave. You can do whatever with it.
When I won the first Grammy, there was no other feeling like that feeling. It just made me feel like I came so far, like that was just a dream a few years before that, and then it was happening right then.
I want to give people a taste of the Caribbean, and show them the fun side of me.
I used to feel unsafe right in the moment of an accomplishment - I felt the ground fall from under my feet because this could be the end. And even now, while everyone is celebrating, I'm on to the next thing. I don't want to get lost in this big cushion of success.
When I was fourteen and first started going out, I always wanted to be the opposite of everyone else. So I would go to the club in a polo T-shirt and pants and sneakers and a hat on backward, just so I would not be dressed like other girls.
I got teased my entire school life. What they were picking on I don't even understand.
You don't want to live your life and then meet someone. You want to share your life with someone. That's what I'm missing right now.
When I am putting looks together, I dare myself to make something work. I always look for the most interesting silhouette or something that's a little off, but I have to figure it out. I have to make it me. I think that's the thrill in fashion.
Single life is so overrated.
My mother would kill me if I posed nude! My mother raised me with certain standards.
The bottom line is that everyone thinks differently.
You can't master your future if you're still a slave to your past.Collection: Past
Don't lower your standards for anything or anyone.Collection: Standards
Never a failure,always a lesson.Collection: Lessons
Spend time with people who know how to use their days well. Just as iron sharpens iron, positive people will inspire you to be positive.Collection: Iron
I play by my own rules so please think twice before you step into my life.Collection: Thinking
Success for me isn't a destination it's a journey. Everybody's working to get to the top but where is the top? It's all about working harder and getting better and moving up and up.Collection: Moving
Keep your eyes on the finish line and not on the turmoil around you.Collection: Eye