Kiesza Quotes

When I'm on a plane, I am the annoying person humming into my phone. Sitting there static with nothing to do, a lot of melodies come to me. So I've written a lot of songs on planes.

I didn't date for my entire teen life - it just wasn't on my mind.

To be honest, I'm more of a sneaker person. My legs hurt if I wear heels for too long.

The moment I wrote my first song, I got addicted.

You cannot go wrong by learning classical music because it trains the ear.

I tend to sort of dive into things without worrying about risk or anything. Like, when I get an idea, I tend to just go for it and see what happens.

People have mentioned, 'Maybe you should try to be more sexy. Look at how this butt stuff propelled this person to the top of the chart; it's amazing!' And I'm like, 'What if I really want to sing something to people?' I speak my mind. I want to be that person people feel they can listen to.

I don't think shoving my butt into people's faces will tell them anything about who I am. How is that connecting to your audience? What is that doing for your music?

I like to be creative with my red carpet outfits, but equally, sometimes I am just in the mood to go all out with a ball gown and heels - but only If you get me on the right day!

I believe that anyone can be what they want to be; it just comes down to hard work.

You might get a "no" a hundred times but you might get "yes" one time. That one "yes" will take you on a new path!

Oh man, the Vengaboys are my guilty pleasure.

I was a ballerina for a good 12 years. When I was 15 I had to stop. It wasn't a choice, it was an injury that prevented me from going forward in ballet unfortunately. Well, fortunately because I wouldn't be doing what I am doing now if that had not happened.

I definitely wouldn't be the performer I am today if the gay audience had not been so supportive of me as a complete unknown.

When I started writing music on the guitar, it started off very folky because of my limited ability to play. It was slow, soft melodies. But then, as I got better on the guitar, I started exploring different sounds.

I probably wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for the gay community supporting me. I wouldn't be the artist I was today if it wasn't for that because that was the only community that let me try, let me perform without knowing who I was.

It wasn't until I wrote 'Hideaway' that I found the song I related to as an artist.

A lot of people preach and talk, but I think the only way to preach is to actually do things.

When something really grabs me, I dive into it.

As an artist, I feel so fortunate to be able to learn from all these great musicians that came before me, when some people have nobody that came before them.

I love Canadians. I think we make an impact around the world just when people meet us, and whenever I meet another Canadian, I see it as well.

Beauty has so many forms, and I think the most beautiful thing is confidence and loving yourself.

You're taught that you can keep going in the military. Your point of collapse is not what you thought it was. Your body is built to survive, and when you think you're going to collapse, you still have so much more left in you.

I didn't want to be that artist that is successful as a result of someone else. Not that that's wrong, but I felt like I had what it took. I really believed I could do it on my own, so I wanted to try, at least.

It's hard to dance to really fast music. All you can do is pump your fist to it, and after a while, you're going to have a seizure.