Bajan sensation Rihanna has opened up about the things that inspire her as an artist.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the beauty explained that when she works on her various projects, which range from music to fashion and other brand endorsements, she finds herself influenced by the world around her and the things she has both seen and experienced in her own lifetime:

"As an artist, I draw inspiration from everywhere. From everything around me, different cultures, different textures, different visuals, looking at different buildings, different cities, graffiti on the wall. No matter what it is, there's inspiration in everything."

The 'Where Have You Been' superstar added that falling in love with what you're doing makes a significant difference in the quality of work that is produced:

"Whatever you really love, whatever makes you happy, whatever it is that you're truly passionate about - you would automatically put 100 per cent into that and it would never feel like work or a chore. It would actually be something that's enjoyable. It becomes a career, it becomes an art, whatever it is that you do."