“I really enjoy being the child's 'welcoming committee' and to help someone usher his or her spirit into the world in a very peaceful way is very effortless to me.” WorldWayChildrenHelpingSpiritEnjoyWelcomePeacefulCommitteesEffortless Author:Erykah Badu
“What a frequency What a voice. I love Bilal. I couldn't imagine a music world without his voice.” WorldVoiceImagineFrequency Author:Erykah Badu
“I don't feel like I need to preach to the world or nothing like that. I just feel like I share what I say, and if listeners get it, they get it. And I never underestimate the audience's ability to feel me.” IfsWorldNeedsFeelsAbilityAudienceShareListenersUnderestimateNever UnderestimateUnderestimated 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
“Well, if you look at all of the cultures in America, this is a great opportunity for us to really get acquainted with the rest of the world. America is the only place you can do that, but we don't have sense enough to take advantage of that.” IfsWorldWellsLooksEnoughAmericaCultureOpportunityHouseCan DoAdvantageGreat Opportunity Author:Erykah Badu
“We mainly focus on putting music, art, dance, theater, all forms of art, back into the community, so the community can put it into the world.” WorldArtFormCommunityFocusTheaterArt Dance 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 love watching Rihanna in fashion. I like to see her take chances and risks. I like seeing Naomi Campbell in the forefront. They're both women who stand out and use their bodies as canvases to introduce this functional art to the world. They carry it in a way that is very inspiring.” WorldWayArtUseBodyChanceSeeingRiskFashionIntroducingStanding OutTake A ChanceVery InspiringChance And Risk Author:Erykah Badu
“From then on, I realized this is what I want to do, what I'm supposed to do: Giving energy and receiving it back through applause. I love it. That's my world. I love it. I enjoy it. I live for it.” WorldWantGivingEnergyEnjoyI RealizedReceivingApplause Author:Erykah Badu
“Oh, yeah, I see the world differently now. Actually, when I first had the baby, I was breast-feeding him for two years straight. So we were together for two years of his life, every single day, all hours of the day. So I was two people, and I eventually morphed back into one” PeopleWorldYearsFirstsTwoTogetherHoursBabyYeahBreastsTwo YearsFeedingSingle Life Author:Erykah Badu
“All I want to do is give the world my heart... Record label tryina make me compromise my art.” WorldWantGivingHeartArtRecordsMy HeartCompromiseLabelsRecord Labels Author:Erykah Badu
