I did some work on Beyonce and Nick Minaj’s ‘Feeling Myself.’
SZAEvery day I pray to see myself the way God and others see me.
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Every day I pray to see myself the way God and others see me.
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Pain plus love and time = power.
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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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Every season is my season.
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Nothing feels better than switching wigs for no reason.
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I don’t feel ashamed to be loud, which is an argument I’ve had with lots of men, who thought I was too sassy and unladylike.
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I’m a Scorpio with a Pisces moon. I am very critical of myself. I’m actually way less critical of others than I am of myself. I’m in my own head a lot. It’s hard and really discouraging.
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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’m very into details, so I watch movies just for the details.
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My music is touching people in whatever spaces they need to be touched in.
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I don’t think I’m inherently feminist. I think the universe wants me to be a feminist, and I think I resonate with that. I think it just chose me to be this female energy, thing. And I’m very drawn to female energy, but I don’t really have any prerequisites in feminism. I just roll with it.
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I always used to be like, ‘I don’t need to meditate.’ And it’s not true.
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I’ve been known to wear pajamas onstage for the sole reason of wanting to make sure I’m free enough to execute new things vocally on stage and give my best performance possible.
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Music is my form of cleansing and introspection, so I have to grow in order to accomplish it. SZA
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There’s something different about growing up black and Muslim, especially in New Jersey. It’s like when I left the mosque and I left my dad, I felt unprotected, but I also felt a weird sense of pride, like I was involved in this other way of living that was cool to me.
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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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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 think music is honest and will make you do honest things.
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Listening to Alabama Shakes made me less self-conscious about my voice.
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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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I love empowering women. I think it’s crazy: if you ever try to belittle women, you’re playing yourself – I ride with whoever rides with me.
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I don’t have a background in music, and I have a short attention span. If you put me in the studio every day, I’m gonna get lost.
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I wasn’t popular in high school; I had no friends.
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In one way, I want to heal people.
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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 have a really strong gluten allergy, and I’m pretty lactose-intolerant, like, in a big way, but I love cheese.
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