Bree Runway

“I would love to act in movies because I'm such a great actress.”

“I was exposed to Grace Jones and highlife music at a young age. I would sing along and as I grew up, music was the only thing that felt like a safe haven for me.”

“Bullying about my skin tone probably started at nine years old and it was actually by the lighter-skinned black girls at school.”

“When I was younger, I used to buy foundations that were a shade lighter. Looking back at pictures I looked really stupid and now I don't like it when someone who is doing my make-up uses too much light stuff to contour my face.”

“There's this black and green hair style I did one time. And it was literally inspired by my neighbor taking out their green recycling bins in a black outfit. I just loved the color combination, and I was like, Oh, I want black and green hair now.”

“My dad was a drummer and would always have music on around the house.”

“I try to study a genre I don't really listen to on a day-to-day-basis because there is honestly inspiration everywhere: it's best to go digging in places you don't normally go.”

“To me, collaborating with other women is almost like when you meet a girl in the bathroom and scream about how much you love each other's hair. Everyone's sound is so different, which creates something special when you mix it together.”

“When I wanted a job at Christian Louboutin, I literally printed the entrance of the store I wanted to work at on my wall and looked at it in the morning before I got up and went to work at Children's Shoes.”

“I don't like when people say I'm the next this person or whatever. I feel like I'm very much my own person.”

“I just have such a passion for artistic luxury items. I literally sometimes scream when it comes through the post for me.”

“I always want black girls to feel confident in who they are, and in their skin.”

“I always prioritize dark-skinned women when I'm casting my music videos. I just believe that we deserve to be front and center. I never like to make the girls I choose look like backup.”

“I think I'm naturally very much a comedian.”

“Feel the fear, and do it anyway. That's the mentality. Even if you're scared, just do it.”

“Even on social media, I'll post something creative or different and someone from the UK will comment on something insignificant like my outfit. It's such a problem over here, people can be very rude and judgemental.”

“With my existence and with my music I'm saying, even though we're not supposed to, here I am doing it and doing it well. I want people to feel like when they listen to me, they can forget all the rules.”

“I was so shy to be seen online that I'd always cover my face with my phone. I wanted you to see me but I didn't really want to be seen.”

“I was always passionate about music since I was super young.”

“I just don't care about what anyone thinks of me.”