A Quote by Rihanna

If you're performing music that is not who you are or where you're at, it is painful. It's painful for the performer and for the audience.

Rihanna

Quote Topics

Audience Music Painful Performer Performing Performing Music

Quote Author

Rihanna
American - Musician
Born: February 20, 1988

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