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Singer-songwriter

Erykah Badu, born on February 26, 1971, is an American singer-songwriter known for her unique musical style and emotive voice. She is regarded as one of the key figures in R&B music of the 1990s.

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“I think what makes people think that is because of things people write. It really doesn't have anything to do with the artist.”

People Thinking Writing Artist

Author:Erykah Badu

“I'm a product of its [american] teaching, of its thinking, of its -isms, of its religion, of its education. I am conditioned, raised and developed by America; I am America. And as it changes, my thoughts also change. Because no matter what I believe, what the powers-that-be believe will affect me.”

Thinking Believe Matter America I Believe Teaching Products No Matter What Raised My Thoughts Isms

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“When I get ready to do an album, that means I have something to say for the sake of words, and I listen back to all of the things I've been creating and pull things from out of the air to go with them. It's almost like I start creating the album before I even think about creating it.”

Thinking Mean Air Ready Creating Sake Albums

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“During childbirth and hospice I'll sing gospel songs that my grandma taught me when I was younger, or something I've made up, or I'll hum. I just play things that I think the audience will like.”

Thinking Made Play Song Audience Taught Grandma Childbirth My Grandma Hospice Gospel Songs

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“I don't think it matters what school you go to, but I think it's important for parents to be involved. And to know that when school stops, learning continues, and to continue teaching at home.”

Thinking Knows Important Matter Home School Parent Teaching Involved Being A Parent

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“I don't want to think too much about how I'm carving and what I'm carving - you are just carving away the excess clay and there's a piece underneath there. And it's kind of like getting out of the way. Maybe that's what the commonality is: It's getting out of the way so that the art can speak.”

Thinking Way Want Kind Art Speak Too Much Pieces Excess Clay Commonality Carving

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“Whenever I think about funk music, it has a look - and that's how it sounds.”

Thinking Looks Sound Funk

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“I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn't conform.”

People Thinking Knows Persons Individual Lost Respect Conformity Conform Lost Respect

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“I'm free. I just do what I want, say what I want, say how I feel, and I don't try to hurt nobody. I just try to make sure that I don't compromise my art in any kind of way, and I think people respect that.”

People Thinking Way Want Feels Trying Kind Art Hurt Compromise Aquarius

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“I thought the Billie Holiday comparison was beautiful. I think, Wow, what a wonderful, creative, helpful spirit. She's someone who wanted to help others by sharing her emotion. That's what I do, too, so I think that's a great comparison.”

Thinking Helping Wanted Beautiful Spirit Emotion Creative Wonderful Helping Others Holiday Comparison Helpful Wow

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“I'm a complete human being. I'm very emotional and loving. I feel, I hurt, I give, I take, and also I think. I analyze. I'm a sociologist, anthropologist.”

Thinking Giving Feels Humans Hurt Human Beings Emotional Anthropologists Sociologists

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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.”

Thinking Mean Doe Growth Communication Transportation Means Of Communication Means Of Transportation

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“Hip-hop is the people. What the people are moving toward is what hip-hop is. I think people are moving toward a freer way of thinking. Openness.”

People Thinking Way Moving Hip Hop Hips Hops Openness Way Of Thinking

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“The metal or the stone that's helping me .I'll incorporate them into anything I wear - but I think it's about accessories more than anything, because it's how you accessorize yourself that gives you your own unique style.”

Thinking Giving Helping Style Unique Stones Metals Accessories Unique Style

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“I think we [with Riccardo Tisci] share a sensibility about art - we pull from the ancient future.”

Thinking Art Share Ancient Sensibility

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“I think that when Riccardo Tisci wanted to bring more attention to the lack of African American presence on the runway, he also wanted to bring attention to the lack of a sensibility of African and Asian art.”

Thinking Art Wanted Attention African American Sensibility Asian Runway

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“I think the job of an artist is to be honest and fearless.”

Thinking Jobs Artist Honest Fearless Being Honest

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“I think giving is a blind act that should come from a part of me that sees no discrimination (that's why I called it "blind").”

Thinking Giving Should Blind Discrimination

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“I have a daughter who's four, who's dainty and princess-esque. I still get to dress her like my little accessory. I think I have one more year to do that, then she's going to get her own ideas - so I better move quickly!”

Thinking Years Littles Stills Ideas Moving Four Daughter Dresses Princess Accessories Dainty

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“I think [ fashion philosophy] it's about your smile and your smell.”

Thinking Philosophy Fashion Smell Your Smile

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“You don't have to believe everything you think.”

Thinking Believe Rationality Computer Programming

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“I think people who vibrate at the same frequency, vibrate toward each other. They call it - in science - sympathetic vibrations.”

People Thinking Vibrations Frequency Sympathetic Vibrate

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“Better think while it's still legal.”

Thinking Stills

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About the Author

Born: February 26, 1971
Known for: Singer-songwriter
Quotes: 216

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