The music business is motivated by money. Music is motivated by energy and feelings. – 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
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 do not want to admit to the world that I can be a bad person. It is just that I dont want anyone to have false expectations. Moviemaking is a harsh, volatile business, and unless you can be ruthless, too, theres a good chance that you are going to disappear off the scene pretty quickly. – Tom Hanks