My hope is that no matter your mood there is [on a Joyride albom] a song on there that speaks to you. Tinashe More Quotes by Tinashe More Quotes From Tinashe I take my craft seriously, of course, but I don't feel the need to always play a certain character or a certain part or persona. I'm not going to cut something out of my life because it's not 'my image.' I want to be open enough that if I love something, I can do it, and it will add to myself as an entertainer. Tinashe myself love character life I feel like, at the end of the day, I always would try to make music that I wanted to listen to: stuff that I liked and wanted to hear. Tinashe end-of-the-day feel day music The earliest you can play Christmas music is on Thanksgiving. Tinashe you thanksgiving music christmas I think, in general, more women need to be involved in music and in the industry - that's been an issue. Tinashe need think women music 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. Tinashe old me modeling dad I was in my first movie when I was five. I just loved to entertain and put on a show. Tinashe show loved first just Because everybody always encouraged me to sing, I assumed that I wasn't bad at it. It felt like it was obvious what I was going to pursue. I thought I was good for as long as I can remember. Tinashe good me remember long 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. Tinashe feel best me work I love to act and put on a show, but you're playing a character all the time. For music, it's really just me being myself. Tinashe myself me music love It's important for me to put out things that I think are good - I want to be a fan of my own stuff. I also want my live shows to be really awesome, and dance is such an important element for me and my performances. Tinashe good think me dance 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. Tinashe my-life company music life My music is a direct reflection of the eclectic person I am. I don't like to be stuck in an R&B box. Tinashe person i-am music reflection My dad's from Zimbabwe, and my mom is Danish, Irish, and Norwegian, so I have influences from a lot of different places. Tinashe places dad different mom I'm always about having integrity with my fans and staying true to what I say. Tinashe true say fans integrity I'm the type of person that doesn't like to wait for people to do things for me, and I never want to feel stuck. Why sit around and be like, 'I wish my label would book me some studio time,' if I can just buy my own studio equipment and figure out how to run Pro Tools and record it myself? Tinashe myself me time people 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! Tinashe you time people way 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. Tinashe know far-away speak home To break R&B into subcategories does a disservice to the music. I like to live in a zone where I can do whatever I want, where I don't have to worry about genre. Tinashe live music i-can worry 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. Tinashe i-am my-life never life Fashion is an extension of expressing who you are. I love to entertain and put on a show. And that's definitely a part of that. Tinashe show you fashion love
