What I work hard at doing is staying on a path of being kind and showing and proving that Im a good person to society. Thats hard. The talent, thats a gift. I just came here like that. – Erykah Badu
I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesnt conform. – Erykah Badu
Personally, I dont choose any particular religion or symbol or group of words or teachings to define me. Thats between me and the most high. You know, my higher self. The Creator. – Erykah Badu
I am not systematic at all when it comes to religion. I just love life. And Im not judgmental. And Im a vegetarian. – Erykah Badu
When youre in a relationship you want it to work. My parents did, I did. But we are not taught how to make it work. – Erykah Badu
Artists need some kind of stimulating experience a lot of times, which crystallizes when you sing about it or paint it or sculpt it. You literally mold the experience the way you want. Its therapy. – Erykah Badu
I have the ability to sing with emotion and feeling, but if you say I sound like Billie Holiday, thats cool. Lets look at who Billie was: she was this person, this singer, this beautiful diva who could move the audience with the slightest gesture of her hand. – Erykah Badu
What does music mean to me? I dont think I would really be much without it, without it coming through me. Its my means of communication, my means of growth, my means of transportation from one point in my life to another. – Erykah Badu
Man, I dont want to have nothing to do with computers. I dont want the government in my business. – Erykah Badu
Im free. I just do what I want, say what I want, say how I feel, and I dont try to hurt nobody. I just try to make sure that I dont compromise my art in any kind of way, and I think people respect that. – Erykah Badu
I planned my success. I knew it was going to happen. – Erykah Badu
But now I realize that this record business really needs me. No one else is trying to take a chance or do something different. – Erykah Badu
Music and the music business are two different things. – Erykah Badu
The music business is motivated by money. Music is motivated by energy and feelings. – Erykah Badu
No one chooses to raise children alone. – Erykah Badu
