“We were all born, and we all came to the music business with everything we had. Some of us just don't get a chance. Now there's a lot of other people like myself, indeed, who are getting heard worldwide. That gives other artists a chance.” PeopleGivingArtistBornChanceHeardMusic Business Author:Erykah Badu
“I think what makes people think that is because of things people write. It really doesn't have anything to do with the artist.” PeopleThinkingWritingArtist Author:Erykah Badu
“All of my children are the same way I am. They're little artists too, in their own ways.” WayChildrenLittlesArtistMy Children Author:Erykah Badu
“I have so much music that I do. Just like how a visual artist is always sketching something but they might not share it, I'm always writing songs or coming up with melodic lines on piano or guitar. It's therapy. It's always happening.” WritingMightArtistSongLinesShareHappeningsGuitarTherapyPianoVisualsWriting SongsVisual ArtSketchingVisual Artist Author:Erykah Badu
“I have a master plan as an artist. I've always said I'm not going to be punching nobody's clock. I will work as an artist to survive in this world.” WorldSaidArtistPlansThis WorldMastersClockPunching Author:Erykah Badu
“Artists need some kind of stimulating experience a lot of times, which crystallizes when you sing about it or paint it or sculpt it. You literally mold the experience the way you want. It's therapy.” WayWantNeedsKindArtistPaintTherapyMold Author:Erykah Badu
“I'm a performance artist first; I'm a recording artist second.” FirstsArtistPerformances Author:Erykah Badu
“I think the job of an artist is to be honest and fearless.” ThinkingJobsArtistHonestFearlessBeing Honest Author:Erykah Badu
“I had the opportunity, as a child, to grow up in a community center where I was exposed to theater, music, art, and computer science; things that I would have never had the opportunity to even meet had it not been for those people taking time out of their schedules, helping us as children to travel all over the world while sitting in a gymnasium. That's what I did before I was a musician, before I was a recording artist, I was a teacher and a community leader.” PeopleWorldChildrenArtHelpingArtistOpportunityGrowsCommunityLeaderGrowing UpTeacherComputerMusicianSittingTheaterExposedTake TimeSchedulesComputer ScienceGymnasiumsCommunity Centers Author:Erykah Badu
“I believed in myself, and I've always worked very, very hard as an artist, and I am an artist in every sense of the word.” HardArtist Author:Erykah Badu
“I knew it would happen. I knew I'd be No. 1. I'm a new artist; I don't know the rules. Nobody told me it wouldn't happen” KnowsHappensArtistNew Artists Author:Erykah Badu
“Now keep in mind that I'm an artist and I'm sensitive about my sh*t” MindArtistSensitive Author:Erykah Badu
