Time to eliminate things that no longer evolve me.
ERYKAH BADUTime to eliminate things that no longer evolve me.
ERYKAH BADUIm a hip-hopper, and its something you live and do. It makes me angry that were misrepresented, that were being killed every day by one another, by the government, by the food we eat, the choices we make. It makes me angry because it doesnt have to be that way and it is.
ERYKAH BADUWhat singing means to me, I never did consider myself a singer, I just let people watch me feel music and how it comes through me. I’ve worked on it and practiced a lot. I mean, music, I dance to it, and singing is just one way of getting it out of me.
ERYKAH BADUMy style is a little masculine, and what I loved about Pyer Moss was how well he can make a blazer, the looseness of those pants, or color palette that he chooses from season to season.
ERYKAH BADUI have a pair of blue pants that were my favorite for a while and were a part of my show uniform – every night, you know.
ERYKAH BADUI was born to make mistakes, I ain’t scared to take the weight.
ERYKAH BADUWhen you’re in a relationship you want it to work. My parents did, I did. But we are not taught how to make it work.
ERYKAH BADUPeace and Blessings manifest with every lesson learned. If your knowledge were your wealth then it would be well earned.
ERYKAH BADUI just love expressing my joy and my mind through what I wear, or how I cook, or how I dance, or how I write or perform a song – how I move.
ERYKAH BADUI trust the political system to be what it is. It’s a structure to keep the country running, a boat to get us [citizens] from one side to the other, and it has the country’s best interests at heart. Not the people’s.
ERYKAH BADUMy mom was the Diana Ross of our clan. She was always up-to-date, and always knew what to do and what not to do in a fashion sense.
ERYKAH BADUI’d rather see a person with a natural mind and processed mind than a processed mind and a natural head.
ERYKAH BADUI’ve been a vegetarian since I was 19.
ERYKAH BADU[Riccardo Tisci ] has an interesting approach to weaving the contemporary with the couture, and blending tribes and collections. It always seems to work.
ERYKAH BADUIn music, it makes for a good platform to take time and really mold a piece the way I need to mold it. When it comes to fashion, I create a functional art that moves.
ERYKAH BADUI think the job of an artist is to be honest and fearless.
ERYKAH BADU