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.
SZAYour energy told me what your mouth couldn’t.
More SZA Quotes
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Your energy told me what your mouth couldn’t.
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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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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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I want to excel at something, to follow through, to not be afraid.
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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 very into details, so I watch movies just for the details.
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I have a really strong gluten allergy, and I’m pretty lactose-intolerant, like, in a big way, but I love cheese.
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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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God forever working harder than satan.
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I don’t want to speak negativity into existence.
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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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I made this and have too much to say about it.
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You can take care of your body, and it will low-key show you respect in turn.
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My music is touching people in whatever spaces they need to be touched in.
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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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