Kiesza

“Oh man, the Vengaboys are my guilty pleasure.”

“I feel like, when you turn on the radio and you hear a great song, you know it's a great song, and you sing along. We all know what a great song sounds like, so we all have that instinct, it's just being able to accept your own instincts when you write that song.”

“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.”

“In the Navy, the path is paved for you. Your job is to be a soldier and fit in. As long as you stick to your place, it's actually really easy.”

“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.”

“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.”

“My sound definitely pays a lot of homage to the Nineties, but not just the dance music. There's also breakbeats, R&B, the big ballads. It's that whole era infused with very modern sounds.”

“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 was in a rock band; I was my own folk singer; I was in a death metal band for a very short time; I was in a cover band, a jazz band, a blues band. I was in a gospel choir.”

“When something really grabs me, I dive into it.”

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

“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.”

“I tend to obsess over my passions.”

“Life experience brings out different emotions and different perspectives on things. I just want to be constantly evolving.”

“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.”

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

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

“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!”

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

“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.”