I make bad decisions frequently. They’re fun.
SZAI 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.
More SZA Quotes
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Father if you don’t take me any further I honor the gifts you’ve given me thus far.
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Rebirth. Entropy. Beauty. Chaos. Divine feminine.
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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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I don’t want to speak negativity into existence.
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Listening to Alabama Shakes made me less self-conscious about my voice.
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I wasn’t popular in high school; I had no friends.
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How many thick black women are there singing whatever I’m singing, surrounded by rappers, but also from the suburbs? I can’t really judge someone else for judging me!
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I’m a visual learner, so the film is a huge inspiration to me.
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Nothing feels better than switching wigs for no reason.
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My mom was an executive at AT&T, a global account lady. I have no idea what she did. I just know she was never home and speaks several languages.
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I worry so much. Like, ‘Damn, how can I be excellent?’ But it’s a journey.
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When you’re, like, 190 pounds, dark-skinned, and a new artist that no one really cares about, people don’t really take the time to make you look beautiful.
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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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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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In one way, I want to heal people.
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