Every day I grapple between ‘I’m going to get married’ and ‘I’m going to spend the rest of my life alone with a poodle.’
SZAI did some work on Beyonce and Nick Minaj’s ‘Feeling Myself.’
More SZA Quotes
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My music is touching people in whatever spaces they need to be touched in.
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Everything I love I over do.
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We’re changing little girls’ lives across the world, and we didn’t even know what we were doing when we started.
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Wearing a hijab never made me feel any more conservative – it made me feel safe. Then, after 9/11, I became the butt of a joke on the playground, so I stopped wearing it. Kids can be really cruel when you’re the only black girl in your Girl Scout troop.
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I learned everything the hard way – like, literally, everything. I know that God does that to people that he has lessons for. I just wish that I had learned less extreme lessons.
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I worry so much. Like, ‘Damn, how can I be excellent?’ But it’s a journey.
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You can take care of your body, and it will low-key show you respect in turn.
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As long as you’re being honest and there’s the intention in what you’re doing, then I think that energy permeates your field and becomes like a homing signal for other people with like energies.
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I was born in St. Louis, but I’m from Maplewood, New Jersey. Maplewood is completely different than the rest of New Jersey. It’s very small. It’s quietly affluent but more low-key. Lauryn Hill is from my town, though.
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People grapple with labeling me as hip-hop, R&B, or pop, and it’s interesting to me. I’m just making music.
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I love folk. I love rap.
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In the real world, I kind of, like, thrived a little bit. The things that were awkward about me at school, like being hyper passionate, I realized, ‘Oh I’m my own person, and I have my own idiosyncrasies and nuances that I don’t mind.’
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I do a lot of strange things.
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I don’t listen to my own music, so to me, it’s awesome that people really like it. I was afraid that it wouldn’t connect with everyone. I’m more appreciative than anything. SZA
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I think we all do: I think we wonder if we’re supposed to be here if we’re doing the right thing, if we even want to be here. At least, I do all the time.
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I think we all do: I think we wonder if we’re supposed to be here if we’re doing the right thing if we even want to be here. At least, I do all the time.
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I was a funky kid.
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My parents are really conservative. My dad is Muslim, and my mom is the most conservative woman you’ve ever met. They’re very aristocratic in the most quaint suburban way.
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I made this and have too much to say about it.
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I definitely get inspiration from the ‘gram. I mean, Instagram is Google, essentially. I love looking at pictures of beautiful women.
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I went through this phase of Spandex, high heels, and fur coats when I was in my late teens and early twenties; before then, I lived in overalls and baggy T-shirts.
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Control is not real, and I’m really understanding that every day. It’s about the acceptance of relinquishing control that makes it powerful for you.
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Only break the rules baby or whatever Ja said.
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Every day I pray to see myself the way God and others see me.
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I used to be very revenge-motivated, but that’s just because I’m a Scorpio. Now I’m more so, like, practice honesty just because it makes you feel better.
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I’ve always loved playing with hair. I used to want dreads like Lauryn Hill, but my mom wouldn’t let me.
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