The music business is motivated by money. Music is motivated by energy and feelings. – 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
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
In this business, my business, I get to meet all kinds of incredible people, fascinating people, glamorous people and sexy people and highly intellectual people. And you meet them and you go interesting, interesting, interesting. Theyre interesting, but not very many people stop you in your tracks. – Madonna Ciccone