31 Erykah Badu Quotes for You to Enjoy

Erykah Badu

American Musician

Born: Feb 26, 1971

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And I figured out that the reason I couldn't get through the day as well as I can now is because I had too many things on my mind, on my plate, you know, for one person to have. So I started to eliminate some of the things that were too heavy to carry and unnecessary. Erykah Badu

Day You Mind Too Unnecessary Out Carry Some Through Had Know Well Because Were Person Get Heavy Reason Figured Many Plate Now Things Eliminate Started

I'm free. I just do what I want, say what I want, say how I feel, and I don't try to hurt nobody. I just try to make sure that I don't compromise my art in any kind of way, and I think people respect that. Erykah Badu

Art Respect Hurt People Try Free Think Way Say Kind Compromise Feel Nobody Make Sure How Any Just Want

I have advice for people - period - who are in unhealthy relationships: Follow your heart. It will get you to where you need to be. Sometimes it's hard, sometimes it's easy, the places that your heart takes you. But continue to follow it. Where the train leads you - you'll get there. Erykah Badu

You Heart People Sometimes Will Follow Your Heart Advice Relationships Easy Follow Takes Leads Period Continue Train Get Where Places Unhealthy Your Hard Who Need

I'm not trying to win an award for being the best vegetarian, just want to be healthy. Take a salt bath. Do things that my parents were never able to do. I'm blessed to do anything I want, so I decide to take the best care of my body and my family in the same way. Holistically. Vitally. Erykah Badu

Best Family Win Care Parents Blessed Healthy Salt Bath Way Able Vitally Take Never Vegetarian Were Trying Same Just Being Want Anything Decide Body Being The Best Award Things

I planned my success. I knew it was going to happen. Erykah Badu

Success Knew Going Happen Planned

I'm not satisfied with the explanations I get from tv or from school. Erykah Badu

School Satisfied TV Get Explanations

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. Erykah Badu

Beautiful Great Creative Wonderful Thought Help Others Think Too Others Wow Spirit Someone Emotion Sharing She Wanted Holiday Billie Holiday Help Who Helpful Comparison Her

I try to be honest and I keep moving. Erykah Badu

Try To Be Honest Keep Moving Moving Keep Honest

I grew up listening to old soul. Erykah Badu

Soul Listening Old Up Grew

I don't sing melodically. Rhyme pattern is how I sing. I also write like a lyricist or an MC because that's what I was before I was a singer. I just took those elements and put them into music. Erykah Badu

Music Before Took Lyricist Those Write Put Like Sing Also Singer Because How Just Rhyme Pattern Them Elements

Oh, yeah, I see the world differently now. Actually, when I first had the baby, I was breast-feeding him for two years straight. So we were together for two years of his life, every single day, all hours of the day. So I was two people, and I eventually morphed back into one. Erykah Badu

Life Day Together People World First Single Every Baby Back See Had Hours Him Single Day Yeah Were His Years Oh Oh Yeah Straight Now Eventually Actually Differently Two Two People Every Single Day

I don't read music or anything, so when I produce, I go basically by ear. Erykah Badu

Music Read Go Anything Produce Ear Basically

As Erykah Badu, it has nothing to do with me, the way I look, my hair wrap, my style, it's about you and what you feel for my music. If I can make you feel like the way that people who influenced me made me feel, that's completion. Erykah Badu

Music Me You People Made Hair Style Nothing Way Completion Wrap About Feel Like Look Make Influenced Who

I have the ability to sing with emotion and feeling, but if you say I sound like Billie Holiday, that's cool. Let's 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

Beautiful You Feeling Gesture Say Slightest Ability Diva Could Emotion Like Look Sing Singer She Audience Sound Hand Person Move Holiday Billie Holiday Who Cool Her

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

Love Music Interpretation Say See Leave Up Listener Fun

Man, I don't want to have nothing to do with computers. I don't want the government in my business. Erykah Badu

Government Man Business Nothing Computers Want

No one chooses to raise children alone. Erykah Badu

Alone No-One Children Chooses Raise

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