Shamir

My grandma has a picture of Louis Farrakhan playing violin in her house.

I want people to listen to my music and everyone to feel included, and I think it's kind of working because all my audiences are always so colorful.

I always say I never felt 'latched' to a gender. I just kind of always felt like myself, and I never felt like I had to do certain things or be a certain way to fit into a certain mold.

Whenever a female takes a strong stand for herself, the majority of the time they have to really, really narrow it down to being feminine and wearing dresses and just being lipstick chic.

Above all, John Galliano menswear is all about good design. And men have been short-changed by good design for too long.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.