I’m a Scorpio with a Pisces moon. I am very critical of myself. I’m actually way less critical of others than I am of myself. I’m in my own head a lot. It’s hard and really discouraging.
SZAOn Halloween, because we don’t celebrate it, my dad would drive me somewhere, anywhere different. Like Little Italy in New York to walk around and teach me all about the food and culture.
More SZA Quotes
-
-
Pain plus love and time = power.
SZA -
I have a really strong gluten allergy, and I’m pretty lactose-intolerant, like, in a big way, but I love cheese.
SZA -
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.’
SZA -
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.
SZA -
I make bad decisions frequently. They’re fun.
SZA -
Listening to Alabama Shakes made me less self-conscious about my voice.
SZA -
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.
SZA -
My music is touching people in whatever spaces they need to be touched in.
SZA -
Only break the rules baby or whatever Ja said.
SZA -
Father if you don’t take me any further I honor the gifts you’ve given me thus far.
SZA -
Sugar makes me feel crazy – like, makes my body hurt kind of a thing. I don’t really eat fruit because it has a lot of sugar. I try not to eat a lot of red meat, but every now and again, I feel like I need iron or something – something that I’m missing.
SZA -
It’s so hard for me to focus on things for a long time that I’m not incredibly passionate about.
SZA -
Your energy told me what your mouth couldn’t.
SZA -
I’m a visual learner, so the film is a huge inspiration to me.
SZA -
I don’t have a primary doctor, a primary hairstylist, a primary anything. I don’t even have a primary address! Everything is just whenever I can find one.
SZA -
I made this and have too much to say about it.
SZA -
Mental health and family above all things. Period.
SZA -
I’m very into details, so I watch movies just for the details.
SZA -
I do a lot of strange things.
SZA -
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.
SZA -
I feel like when you say ‘activist,’ you have to have so much clarity, and I don’t always necessarily have so much clarity on how I want to help others, I just have this weird, deep urge to help other people. I’m trying to let God guide my body and use it as whatever kind of vehicle or vessel it needs to be.
SZA -
You can take care of your body, and it will low-key show you respect in turn.
SZA -
I love folk. I love rap.
SZA -
I don’t have a background in music, and I have a short attention span. If you put me in the studio every day, I’m gonna get lost.
SZA -
Especially when I’m nervous, my mind is running a mile a minute. My ADHD speaks for me before I can speak for me.
SZA -
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.
SZA