I’m very into details, so I watch movies just for the details.
SZAWearing 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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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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Rebirth. Entropy. Beauty. Chaos. Divine feminine.
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Searchin for peace be like fishing for water.
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In one way, I want to heal people.
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I was a funky kid.
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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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I just make music however I feel and pray that it connects, and if it does, I’m super thankful. I think genres are more for other people, not for yourself.
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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 hate being outside more than I can explain. I really have debilitating anxiety.
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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 just think I have too much anxiety to listen to music. Sometimes it feels like noise, and sometimes it’s so affecting that I can’t recover from it.
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Just tryna eat pasta and mind my business.
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Listening to Alabama Shakes made me less self-conscious about my voice.
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It’s so hard for me to focus on things for a long time that I’m not incredibly passionate about.
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I live in my imagination, so sometimes movies help me get lost. I feel like I’m in it.
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