Erykah Badu Quotes

Erykah Badu (52)

Birth:	26th February, 1971
Nationality:	-
Profession:	Activist, Actress, Disc Jockey, Record Producer, Singer

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  I just want a chance to fly A chance to cry, and a long bye bye.

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• I’m a Pisces, so I’m a very closed-book kind of person.

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• I’m a performance artist first; I’m a recording artist second.

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• I’ve had two children. I’ve had three boyfriends. I’ve had a lot of things happen that can change your opinions and values and philosophies.

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• No one chooses to raise children alone.

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• I love being an entertainer – not really fond of being a celebrity.

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• I grew up with all mothers, all women. I come from a long line of matriarchs, very strong women.

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• I’m kind of a recluse when it comes to going outside.

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• I can be Erykah the human being more than the celebrity.

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• I would do it today because the thing that appealed to me was not What does music mean to me? I don’t think I would really be much without it, without it coming through me. It’s my means of communication, my means of growth, my means of transportation from one point in my life to another.

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• When you’re in a relationship you want it to work. My parents did, I did. But we are not taught how to make it work.

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• I’m a woman who has gone through many heartaches, enough to dedicate my whole life to trying to figure them out.

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• I’m a complete human being. I’m very emotional and loving. I feel, I hurt, I give, I take, and also I think. I analyze. I’m a sociologist, anthropologist.

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• I’ll dabble here and there in different forms of the art, but the label has me locked down like a slave so, of course, I’ll be doing albums during this time.

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• I thought the Billie Holiday comparison was beautiful. I think, Wow, what a wonderful, creative, helpful spirit. She’s someone who wanted to help others by sharing her emotion. That’s what I do, too, so I think that’s a great comparison.

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• What does music mean to me? I don’t think I would really be much without it, without it coming through me. It’s my means of communication, my means of growth, my means of transportation from one point in my life to another.

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• I love to leave the interpretation of my music up to the listener. It’s fun to see what they’ll say it is.

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• I started performing at two or three on a tape recorder, one of those little flat recorders where you just push play and record.

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• Personally, I don’t choose any particular religion or symbol or group of words or teachings to define me. That’s between me and the most high. You know, my higher self. The Creator.

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• I planned my success. I knew it was going to happen.

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