Kesha quotes

Society has taught us to suppress certain things and not do certain things.

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.

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.

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.

I'm just honest about the things I believe in. For instance, I went to a past-life regressionist, and he told me that in my past life I was assassinated. I'm pretty sure that I was JFK in my past life.

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

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

I embrace the imperfections and celebrate them.

I do my laundry on a weekly basis.

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.

It's about time that society accepts people for who they are.

I do love country music.

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

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

Somebody sent me their tooth, which I now wear as an earring. It's a molar, I think. I love it when people send me body parts.

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

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.

Maybe I need some rehab, Or maybe just need some sleep

If you listen to my record, I'm just honest about stupid stuff most normal people wouldn't put in a pop song.

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.

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.

You're an animal, you live, maybe this one time is your lifetime - go there. Who cares what somebody else thinks?

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. You have to have dance parties all day and night, and you always have to be excited about having a dance party. You have to have a dance party in Milan one day, and then wake up and have a dance party at, like, four in the morning on national television in L.A. the next day. The hours are insane.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

I want to show you that you can be funny and hot. You can drink and read. People are still getting used to what I am.

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.

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.

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.

People say that rock 'n' roll is dead, and I am making it my mission to resurrect it. I have rock 'n' roll pumping through my veins.

Glitter is my makeup of choice.

I don't really plan what comes out of my mouth, and that's what makes most of my lyrics entertaining.

I wear [American flag] all the time. It represents my freedom to speak about exactly what I want to, whenever I want to.

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.

We are what we are.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

I like vintage a lot.

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

I don't wear a lot of high heels.

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

I played saxophone and trumpet. Pretty nerdy.

I don't get embarrassed.

I'm writing constantly about all my crazy experiences across the world, so I have a lot of music I've already written.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Go insane go insane, throw some glitter, make it rain...!

Life is short and the nights are long, and tonight I moved on.

I went through awkward, chubby, total weirdo phases.

When the clock Tick Tocks the party never stops!

Sometimes I have parties at my house in Nashville and it's clothing-optional, and we just body-paint each other and run around, and I have a giant bed. I'm very much in touch with that side of myself.

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.

I am so not a proper, good female. I can't dance in high heels and I'm just so not girly, but then I see these men with these banging bodies, dancing in heels, singing, and having so much fun with so much make-up on. That makes me honestly want to be a better woman.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

I pretty much just talk to and about men the way men talk to and about women.

My favorite wild animal is a narwhal - the unicorn of the sea. It’s a whale with a tooth that sticks out of its head that’s almost two-thirds the length of its entire body.

That depends. You’ve got to define ‘party girl.’ If you mean I’m a walking good time, then hells yeah. But I’m not wasted and stumbling out of clubs and getting DUIs. I’m not that kind of party girl. I may be blonde and fun as balls, but I’m not a moron.

I have haters. I have so many haters.

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.

I get so high when you're with me then crash and crave you when you leave

Parents should not let kids listen to my music if it's offensive. I wrote these songs for me.

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

What I'm bringing to the pop table is that I'm not pretentious.

It's not acceptable to torture people for being themselves.

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

I know that I have balls. I have bigger balls than a lot of the men that I meet. I'm just a ballsy motherf - ker. I'm not afraid of pushing boundaries. That's what you have to do to become an icon.

I deal with haters on a daily basis.

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

I want a pig. I want a pig on a leash. A baby pig on a leash.

You have to have a sense of humor about life to get through it.

I never want to be pretentious.

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

There is no correlation between happiness and amounts of money.

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

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.

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

What I'm bringing to the pop table is that I'm not pretentious. I'm fighting this war against all that because pop music, in my opinion, should be fun.

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. And when I make out with a dude who has a beard - who are the only kinds of dudes I make out with - then my glitter gets stuck in their beards, and then no other chick will make out with them for at least three days.

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

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.

I was never the cool kid, I was never hot in high school. I was never popular. You don't have to be perfect and you don't have to be rich and you can still be successful.

One fan sent me one tooth, so I made a necklace out of it. But then I found a bunch of my baby teeth, and started realizing I would love to wear a piece of my fans' bodies on me.

I am a huge fan of the transgender community.

I would love to embody the attitude of Iggy Pop or Keith Richards: a ballsy mentality. Stylistically, I love Vivienne Westwood - those capes! I'm obsessed.

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

Every weird thing about you is beautiful and makes life interesting.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Writing for somebody else is really fun 'cause I consider myself a songwriter first and foremost.

My makeup is usually left over from the night before.

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

They say that true love hurts, well this could almost kill me young love murder, that is what this must be I would give it all to not be sleeping alone

You don't have to carry a designer bag that costs more than a car to look cool.

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.

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

I think people should give in to what they feel like doing at the time and be a raw animal.

Making my last record, Warrior, was a pretty miserable process, and it wore my spirit down. I was fighting like hell to keep my whole irreverent essence and everything raw and visceral that I stand for in it, but in the end I was promoting something that wasn't the animal I wanted it to be. I decided to face my problem head-on.

My show is a sensory assault... in a very brief manner - the show is only 25 minutes long.

I try to show the freedom to be yourself, unapologetically and irreverently.

The people who come to my shows have dollar signs drawn all over them. They have blue lipstick. I call them my animals because they just go totally mental.

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

A friend of mine has a big farm in the desert, and she picks up feathers and roadkill for me, then makes it into clothes. I think it's cool to wear roadkill. If I died and somebody wanted to wear my teeth around their neck to VMAs, I'd feel honored.