Erykah Badu Quotes
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[The Land] is a film that just happens to be directed and written by a Puerto Rican guy with a black dad. It seemed like a very natural, human interaction between people who all just came from one common cesspool of bad luck.
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We literally just finished making this gown 20 minutes ago. I love it. It's my favorite color.
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I trust the political system to be what it is. It's a structure to keep the country running, a boat to get us [citizens] from one side to the other, and it has the country's best interests at heart. Not the people's.
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I love to leave the interpretation of my music up to the listener. It's fun to see what they'll say it is
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Now keep in mind that I'm an artist and I'm sensitive about my sh*t
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I thought it was cool how [ Riccardo Tisci] wanted to blend Africa and Asia because they relate to each other in so many different ways.
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I'm not trying to win an award for being the best vegetarian, just want to be healthy.
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If you invite negativity in, you have to feed it and hang out with it. Best not to invite it in.
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People are uncomfortable with sexuality that’s not for male consumption.
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All of my children are the same way I am. They're little artists too, in their own ways.
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I live in a queendom, ruled by a womb-iverse.
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I could do a few more sit-ups and my waistline would be less difficult.
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Don't let anybody infiltrate your dream
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I take the same approach in all genres of art, across the board. It's intuitive.
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What a frequency What a voice. I love Bilal. I couldn't imagine a music world without his voice.
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In music, it makes for a good platform to take time and really mold a piece the way I need to mold it. When it comes to fashion, I create a functional art that moves.
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Because you're responsible for [children]. You are there to protect them, not possess them. I tell them, "Watch me and you might learn something."
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I'm a recovering undercover over-lover.
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What does music mean to me? I don't think I would really be much without it, without it coming through me. It's my means of communication, my means of growth, my means of transportation from one point in my life to another.
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I really can't say what inspires me the most, because I'm inspired by just about everything. My feelings and relationships, my family, Scooby-Doo. Opinion of my work. Everything. Not just one thing.
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I think the job of an artist is to be honest and fearless.
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I'm inspired by Earl Sweatshirt. He's a really honest writer, and he's unusually intelligent.
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I know the community mostly for its art and culture... and of course its food, I eat at their restaurants." "They make you feel like taking off your shoes... it feels like home.
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I'm pretty mutable as a human being, period - if you put me on Pluto, I can figure it out.