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“I'm just being who I am and expressing myself as everyone else does.”

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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. more

“I imagine that when I am creating a song or a project or an album or putting some clothing together or cooking a meal, whatever it is, I don't really have a recipe. The fun part is to throw that big piece of clay in the middle of the table as hard as I can, and whatever shape it takes, that's what shape it takes, and then I start to carve away.”

I Can Hard Bigs Together Song Fun Pieces Imagine Middle Shapes Projects Creating Tables Cooking Albums Meals Clothings Imagine That Recipes Clay

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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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“Even if the project requires you to have all the ducks in a line, I can't do that. I don't create way.”

Ifs Way I Can Lines Projects Ducks

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“What draws me to a project is how sympathetic I am toward it, so that I can relax into it and give up myself.”

Giving I Can Giving Up Projects Draws Relax Sympathetic

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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 just keep going. When the water's too still, I start splashing around and things jump out of the water.”

Stills Water Keep Going Splashing

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“I could feel the real interaction between directing and acting, when an actor or an actress really suggests very interesting things.”

Feels Real Actors Interesting Acting Actresses Interaction Very Interesting Interesting Things

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“Sometimes it depends on the actor or the actress. Sometimes they demand a lot of rehearsals. Sometimes they don't. Making movies is not like making a play, so I guess you can leave some of the work for improvisation when they do the work.”

Sometimes Play Actors Depends Demand Actresses Rehearsal Improvisation

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“My first cut is always pretty similar to the final cut.”

Firsts Cutting Finals

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