“I'm very passionate, very emotional, very sensitive. I've always been like that.” — Banks

My music is inspired by my life: the people in my life, the people I have relationships with, the people I love, the people that make me feel something.

I get so many questions in interviews about feminism, and I think the second you start separating femininity and masculinity and giving one more power than the other, that's like - everyone is a person.

I grew up in L.A. I actually grew up in the Valley, which was a pretty amazing place to grow up because everybody has nice, big backyards, and I was kind of a little nature being.

One of my favorite things is to try delicious different fruits from different places, in Japan or other places that have different fruits you can't get in the States.