“I'm inspired by Earl Sweatshirt. He's a really honest writer, and he's unusually intelligent.” Quote by Erykah Badu
“I relate to that - he inspires me across the board. His music inspires me and reminds me to maintain honesty in the things that I do, to have an absence of fear. Listening to Earl Sweatshirt's music is like therapy to me.” HonestyInspireListeningMusic IsAbsenceRelateTherapyBoardsSweatshirts Author:Erykah Badu
“I don't know why, it's just what I feel inside, the thoughts that I sing about. It's just my truth. Sometimes my emotions can be mistaken for messages.” KnowsFeelsSometimesEmotionMessagesMistakenMy Truth Author:Erykah Badu
“Universities in general and my university in particular really has to reach out and find ways to engage more with a broader array of ideas and political thought.” WayIdeasPoliticalParticularUniversityReach Out Author:Mark Schlissel
“I think we have to be more proactive in the people we invite to come and speak in school.” PeopleThinkingSchoolSpeakInvitesProactive Author:Mark Schlissel
“I think we at the faculty level have to model this behavior of having people that really truly disagree with one another be able to discuss those beliefs with one another at the level of discussion and argument and not at the level of, you know, personal attack so that our students can learn how to do that, too.” PeopleThinkingKnowsAbleBeliefLevelsStudentsBehaviorModelsArgumentDiscussionFacultyDisagreePersonal Attacks Author:Mark Schlissel
“Even just making albums - which was more within the structure that I've worked in for years - you have no idea how people will respond. You don't know if it'll be any good whatsoever. It can be terrifying.” PeopleIfsKnowsYearsIdeasStructureAlbumsNo Idea Author:Kate Bush
“You hope that the ideas will come together. You just don't know. That's part of what I suppose is part of being brave and putting creative work out there.” KnowsIdeasTogetherCreativeBraveWork OutCreative Work Author:Kate Bush
“I've learned you can't take any steps to protect any art. It is so vulnerable.” ArtStepsProtectVulnerableI've Learned Author:Kate Bush
“I knew I wanted it to be a piece of theatre rather than just a concert.” WantedPiecesTheatreConcerts Author:Kate Bush
“I split it up into working on the two narrative pieces that can tell a story. The scariest thing was whether I'd be any good performing live again. It was such a long time since I'd done any live work. It's so different for me than recording. Every night my audiences were what I would dream of. You could just feel their support.” FeelsLongTwoDifferentDoneStoriesDreamNightSupportAudiencePiecesLong TimeNarrativePerformingWorking ItEvery NightSplitsPerforming Live Author:Kate Bush