I love classical jazz.
SZAMy 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.
More SZA Quotes
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I was a funky kid.
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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’m very into details, so I watch movies just for the details.
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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 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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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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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 love folk. I love rap.
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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 think music is honest and will make you do honest things.
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I was raised orthodox Muslim. Very sheltered, very conservative.
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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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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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Searchin for peace be like fishing for water.
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Only break the rules baby or whatever Ja said.
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