I don’t listen to my own music, so to me, it’s awesome that people really like it. I was afraid that it wouldn’t connect with everyone. I’m more appreciative than anything. SZA
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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I’m a visual learner, so the film is a huge inspiration to me.
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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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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.
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Mental health and family above all things. Period.
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Only break the rules baby or whatever Ja said.
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Kicked myself out the algorithm.
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God forever working harder than satan.
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I make bad decisions frequently. They’re fun.
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When your parents regulate everything you hear and everything you intake, it forces you to get creative in other ways. It sparked the writing bug and the very overactive imagination. Because I’ve had a lot of time by myself and a lot of time isolated from regular culture, I created my own.
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I was raised orthodox Muslim. Very sheltered, very conservative.
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I will be feeling morbid and joyful at the same time.
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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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My music is touching people in whatever spaces they need to be touched in.
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Every season is my season.
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I was a gymnast for 13 years, so I was heavy into sports.
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