Kesha Quotes

#1. I grew up in the Bible Belt and I made my own clothes and dyed my hair purple. Nobody ever knew what to do with me.

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#2. I deal with haters on a daily basis.

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#3. Rap in general has never been my steez, but I like it.

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#4. I'm a singer and a writer first. I started to rap by accident, being playful.

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#5. The probability of life ever evolving on Earth was slim to none. It's insane that we're all walking around and talking.

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#6. I'm responsible.

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#7. I don't love just men. I love people. It's not about a gender. It's just about the spirit that exudes from that other person you're with.

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#8. I've always been into bearded dudes.

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#9. I write about stuff that happens to me, so I try to live as interesting a life as possible.

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#10. I never want to be pretentious.

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#11. I love it when people send me body parts.

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#12. I think people need to have fun with whatever they're doing - makeup, their clothes, music, live shows - anything you don't need to take too seriously, don't take too seriously.

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#13. I don't want young people to think they can't make a difference because they don't have money.

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#14. Sometimes it is hard to sing and dance at the same time, but I would rather be off and be real and genuine about it to my fans.

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#15. I hope to bring much more attention to important issues and change for issues and practices that are harming animals.

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#16. You really can't stereotype people or put them in boxes, it's unfair.

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#17. I do have a stylist who helps me shop, because I don't have time to shop.

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#18. I think if you are going to be a singer, you should sing. If you are going to be a dancer, you should dance. If you are going to do a combination of the two, you should make it very clear when you are singing and very clear when you are dancing.

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#19. I am a huge fan of the transgender community.

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#20. I have rock 'n' roll pumping through my veins.

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#21. I'm sure you gathered this by now: I just do what I want. Have I made out with chicks? Hell yeah. Did I think it was awesome? Hell yeah. I wouldn't call myself bi. Like, if I didn't eat meat for a week, it doesn't make me a vegetarian. So I like people, and that's just it. I like people.

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#22. I have a belief that if I wear my placenta in a necklace, there's a possibility of me gaining second sight - like being psychic. I would be wearing it whether or not I was in the public eye.

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#23. I wanted to make youthful, irreverent anthems. Parents might not get it, but kids would.

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#24. I think a lot of people can get wrapped up in comparing themselves. And that's when the tragic downfall comes, because there will always be someone more beautiful.

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#25. I think people can stand to take themselves just a little less seriously. I'm fighting the war against pretension.

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#26. I just think that gay men have much better taste than any straight man I have met. I have never gotten any grief about having a good time, being unapologetic, and irreverent from a gay man.

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#27. Just because I'm sassy and have a mouth on me doesn't mean I'm coming from a negative place.

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#28. I just love animals, and I'm an advocate for animals rights, and my family has rescued dogs from all over the world. I don't believe in animal testing. If you see me in fur, it's always fake. Sometimes you see me wearing skulls, but those are all from roadkill

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#29. I don't want to treat my fans like they are stupid.

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#30. My music is fun, kind of cheeky.

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#31. Everything I write is based on something I've personally experienced, or things that my friends have experienced that I just find horribly entertaining.

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#32. I was very studious.

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#33. I just like playing with makeup and clothes - so I really don't feel like there are rules, and if there are rules, then I think it's up to you to break them.

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#34. I definitely think women are running it right now. We are not afraid to speak our minds. It's exciting because that's what I stand for, for people to be irreverent and to be themselves.

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#35. I have haters. I have so many haters.

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#36. You can be fun and sexy and still care about issues. I'm excited that people are starting to listen to what I have to say. And if they misunderstand, that's OK. I'm still the new kid on the block. With time, they'll see what I'm about. I'm not going anywhere.

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#37. I went through awkward, chubby, total weirdo phases.

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#38. I've always been loud and obnoxious and sneaking my way into things, and so I feel like I've snuck my way onto the Lollapalooza lineup, and I'm going to sneak my way into whatever else I get to do.

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#39. In the limelight I play it off fine, but I can't handle it when I turn off my night-light.

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#40. I haven't bought anything excessive. I do plan on buying an island and filling it with baby tigers, though.

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#41. I'm obsessed with beards. First of all, beards make you look like more of an animal. Second, I kind of like biting beards; it's a pastime of mine.

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#42. Working in this industry, I have been exposed to so many products and now realize more than ever how cruel and unnecessary animal testing is.

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#43. I like to admire. I'm a fan of beauty.

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#44. I do destroy men on a weekly basis. It's like a hobby. I'm like a praying mantis.

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#45. It can bum you out when your intentions aren't, like, translated properly.

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#46. I do love country music.

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#47. I feel like my music stands for the ultimate statement of irreverence.

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#48. So many people say, 'So, what, are you a party girl?' And I say, 'I'm a walking good time.' Do I sometimes go out and drink? Hell, yes. But could I have a number one song if I wasn't also working hard? Maybe that needs a little more respect.

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#49. Of course there are certain things that get to me, but I try and lead by example and show people that, especially with haters, that you should just ignore them.

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#50. I don't wear a lot of high heels.

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#51. I wouldn't have a No. 1 record or song if I wasn't a hardworking person.

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#52. I listen to a lot of rap where men talk a certain way about women and I'm not offended. It's meant to be funny. I'm throwing it right back at them with humor, but some people can't take it. They're not used to women talking back.

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#53. I could party in a cardboard box with people who are funny and don't care. For me, it's really about who I surround myself with, so I just try to always be with hilarious people.

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#54. Eventually, I would love to be on my deathbed and looked at as an icon. Right now I'm still at the baby stages of my career. But that is the goal.

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#55. I try to get in quiet time and book time, but really, the only time I ever get that is when I'm on an airplane - I have a fear of flying, but I actually love flying because it's the only time I can sleep, and it's the only time I get to read.

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#56. I'm over dudes trying to look like they're in boy bands.

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#57. I understand I'm supposed to be feminine and dainty, but I'm not. There are two sides to the coin. People are more impressed with things that I do because they almost treat you as if you're handicapped if you're a woman ... people can be impressed that I can play a few chords on the guitar.

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#58. I love wearing the exact same thing all the time because I think it makes you like a cartoon character. They always wear the same outfit and everybody always remembers them for it, so I feel like I should do the same thing.

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#59. Glitter is my makeup of choice.

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#60. I put on the best live show, the absolute best live show I can possibly can.

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#61. It is so fascinating that someone can commit their whole entire lifestyle to being such a fantastic woman when I'm such a bum about it.

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#62. Maybe I need some rehab,
Or maybe just need some sleep

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#63. I want people to think that I'm a magical, weird-looking freak of nature, but they really see me as a sexy Amazon jungle cat. That makes sense - I'm a little bit of both, but I definitely lean toward the narwhal side of the equation.

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#64. I plan on making a lot more records, and hopefully one of them will be Grammy worthy.

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#65. I don't even think of myself as a quote, unquote star - that's really douchey. I think of myself as just like a dance commander.

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#66. My makeup is usually left over from the night before.

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#67. I've done the country, done the pop-rock, done the super-hard electro.

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#68. I'm just very amused by five-year-old humor.

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#69. I played saxophone and trumpet. Pretty nerdy.

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#70. I am leading a war against the British Empire. I'm not worried about what Democratic Party hacks say or do.

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#71. I don't have the best body in the world, but I know for a fact that I have a really good voice.

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#72. If you want to be a legitimate artist, it's more important what you say no to.

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#73. I'm pretty sure that I was JFK in my past life.

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#74. I do my laundry on a weekly basis.

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#75. I do think I have a rebellious, metal-loving rock chick inside of me.

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#76. My band and I, we cover our bodies in hairspray and glitter. We use the hairspray to make sure the glitter sticks.

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#77. I want to reconnect to my animal life.

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#78. I don't go to clubs.

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#79. I'm not saying I look cool, but every single time I go onstage, it is a fail if I don't feel like I'm going to pass out at least twice.

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#80. I think there's a good pop song in pretty much anything.

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#81. I grew up with nothing - I remember sometimes not having shoes.

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#82. I can't walk in high heels, never mind dance in them.

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#83. I believe in karma, and I believe if you put out positive vibes to everybody, that's all you're going to get back.

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#84. You never know what an artist is going to create next.

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#85. My mother taught me how to write.

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#86. I love country music, blues, and punk, and one day I might make those kinds of records.

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#87. I'm not saying I'm the perfect role model. But I'm honest. Period.

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#88. I like vintage a lot.

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#89. I know that I can sing. That's the reason I started playing music when I was twelve years old.

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#90. There is no correlation between happiness and amounts of money.

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#91. I'm really fun. I'm ridiculously fun. I hope I'm infectiously fun.

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#92. I love creepy old dudes. I love that they have so much self-confidence, despite having no evidence whatsoever to back it up.

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#93. My mom and I are very honest with each other, almost to a fault. But that's just the way I am in life. If you listen to my record, I'm just honest about stupid stuff most normal people wouldn't put in a pop song.

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#94. All men that date me have to know that their name may end up in a pop song.

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#95. I don't get embarrassed.

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#96. What I'm doing is art - it's low-brow art but there's a magic in that.

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#97. When you're around me, you're going to get glitter on you.

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#98. I do feel like there are the pop stars of the world and then I'm like their dirty little sister, running around with sh*t on my face in combat boots because I can't walk in heels.

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#99. I was dating a guy once who spoke rudely to a taxi driver. I got out of the cab and walked home. Treat people with respect. I've waited tables, and that's why I just exceedingly overtip. It's exhausting work.

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#100. I think I am really irreverent and I pretty much just talk to and about men the way men talk to and about women.

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