“I got a call from a mutual friend of ours, Charles King, who's also the executive producer. [Steven Caple Jr and I] had a conversation about it. I read it. We kind of finished each other's sentences when it came to the nuances and personality flaws that the character had, and some stereotypes and things we were trying to stay away from. We agreed on that as well. He just kind of allowed me to run rampant with the ideas. As we paced ourselves through, we developed Turquoise.” TryingWellsKindIdeasCharacterRunningPersonalityKingsConversationSentencesFinishedProducersExecutivesMutualFlawsStereotypeNuancePersonality FlawsTurquoise Author:Erykah Badu
“I'm not trying to win an award for being the best vegetarian, just want to be healthy.” WantTryingWinningHealthyBeing The BestAwardsVegetarian Author:Erykah Badu
“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.” PeopleThinkingWayWantFeelsTryingKindArtHurtCompromiseAquarius Author:Erykah Badu
“I'm a woman who has gone through many heartaches, enough to dedicate my whole life to trying to figure them out.” TryingEnoughWholeGoneFiguresWhole LifeHeartache Author:Erykah Badu
“I'm not trying to win an award for being the best vegetarian, just want to be healthy. Take a salt bath. Do things that my parents were never able to do. I'm blessed to do anything I want so I decide to take the best care of my body and my family in the same way. Holistically. Vitally.” WayWantTryingBodyCareAbleWinningParentHealthyMy FamilyBlessedBeing The BestAwardsVegetarianSaltBaths Author:Erykah Badu
“I solidify his [ Riccardo Tisci] vision and what he is trying to manifest, make it a crystal or solid thing because of the relationship I have with my culture and what my music means to him.” TryingMeanCultureVisionManifestCrystals Author:Erykah Badu
“But now I realize that this record business really needs me. No one else is trying to take a chance or do something different.” NeedsTryingDifferentRealizingChanceBusinessRecordsTake A Chance Author:Erykah Badu
“I consider my musical ability to be a gift from the Creator. It's not that I try to work hard or nothing like that, it's a gift, it was given to me, and I appreciate it.” TryingHardGivenAbilityHard WorkAppreciateMusicalCreatorMusical Ability Author:Erykah Badu
