Everything I love I over do.
SZAI 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.
More SZA Quotes
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Your energy told me what your mouth couldn’t.
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I make bad decisions frequently. They’re fun.
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Pain plus love and time = power.
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I will be feeling morbid and joyful at the same time.
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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 love cuffing season. It’s a very inspiring season for those who want to be inspired.
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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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Mental health and family above all things. Period.
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Blessed beyond measure to be with people who inspire me and have a vision beyond my wildest dreams.
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I don’t enjoy being interviewed. I feel like it exhausts a lot of my energy. I feel empty after.
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My music is touching people in whatever spaces they need to be touched in.
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Desperately yearning to accept its all as it should be.
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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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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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