I don’t want to speak negativity into existence.
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 want to excel at something, to follow through, to not be afraid.
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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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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 love food, so having a lot of food allergies now and just having a really sensitive body, it forces me to be very mindful and conscious and eat when I’m hungry, not just when I’m bored, and just really slow down. Everything in moderation. , SZA quotes on food
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I was raised orthodox Muslim. Very sheltered, very conservative.
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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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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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Pain plus love and time = power.
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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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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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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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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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Only break the rules baby or whatever Ja said.
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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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I think music is honest and will make you do honest things.
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