I’ve always loved playing with hair. I used to want dreads like Lauryn Hill, but my mom wouldn’t let me.
SZAThere’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.
More SZA Quotes
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Rebirth. Entropy. Beauty. Chaos. Divine feminine.
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I love classical jazz.
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Listening to Alabama Shakes made me less self-conscious about my voice.
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Especially when I’m nervous, my mind is running a mile a minute. My ADHD speaks for me before I can speak for me.
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Searchin for peace be like fishing for water.
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I think music is honest and will make you do honest things.
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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.’
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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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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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It starts with trusting yourself, even if people are telling you you’re too young to trust yourself.
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Don’t get discouraged with your skin when it doesn’t do what you want it to do, Give it some time. That’s the only way to get to know yourself.
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Kicked myself out the algorithm.
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I have an abundant amount of love in my life, and I’m grateful for that.
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I do a lot of strange things.
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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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