I don't know if I'll ever accomplish most of my dreams - I have so many. Erykah Badu More Quotes by Erykah Badu More Quotes From Erykah Badu My paternal grandmother gave me the courage to investigate things and not take things at face value or judge people by what I first imagine them to be. Erykah Badu grandmotherjudgingpeople Im a hip-hopper, and its something you live and do. It makes me angry that were misrepresented, that were being killed every day by one another, by the government, by the food we eat, the choices we make. It makes me angry because it doesnt have to be that way and it is. Erykah Badu governmentchoicesway 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 stylehairpeople I really can't say what inspires me the most, because I'm inspired by just about everything. My feelings and relationships, my family, Scooby-Doo. Opinion of my work. Everything. Not just one thing. Erykah Badu opinionfeelingsinspire 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. It's therapy. Erykah Badu moldartistneeds I got a call from a mutual friend of ours, Charles King, who's also the executive producer. [Steven Caple Jr and I] had a conversation about it. I read it. We kind of finished each other's sentences when it came to the nuances and personality flaws that the character had, and some stereotypes and things we were trying to stay away from. We agreed on that as well. He just kind of allowed me to run rampant with the ideas. As we paced ourselves through, we developed Turquoise. Erykah Badu kingsrunningcharacter I love watching Rihanna in fashion. I like to see her take chances and risks. I like seeing Naomi Campbell in the forefront. They're both women who stand out and use their bodies as canvases to introduce this functional art to the world. They carry it in a way that is very inspiring. Erykah Badu riskfashionart I grew up listening to old soul Erykah Badu grew-upsoullistening Hopefully my music is medicine, some type of antidote for something or some kind of explanation or just to feel good. Erykah Badu medicinefeel-goodkind Because you're responsible for [children]. You are there to protect them, not possess them. I tell them, "Watch me and you might learn something." Erykah Badu mightwatcheschildren The kind of music or the kind of arrangements that I do, the kind of musicians I choose, is just what I like to hear. Erykah Badu arrangementsmusiciankind When it comes to fashion or any high art, you have to have a combination of delicacy, along with taste. Erykah Badu delicacyfashionart [The Land] is a film that just happens to be directed and written by a Puerto Rican guy with a black dad. It seemed like a very natural, human interaction between people who all just came from one common cesspool of bad luck. Erykah Badu dadlandpeople Now keep in mind that I'm an artist and I'm sensitive about my sh*t Erykah Badu sensitiveartistmind From then on, I realized this is what I want to do, what I'm supposed to do: Giving energy and receiving it back through applause. I love it. That's my world. I love it. I enjoy it. I live for it. Erykah Badu receivingenergygiving I'm a Pisces, so I'm a very closed-book kind of person. Erykah Badu pisceskindbook Marvin Gaye is one of my favorite revolutionaries. He spoke from his heart, his mind. That's what I want to do. Erykah Badu mindwantheart I don't have one song that sounds like another one in my entire catalog. Erykah Badu soundsong My second mother is my maternal grandmother. Her name is Thelma. She also gave me a very powerful medicine; she made sure that I knew my role as a young lady and as someone with moral structures and principles. She taught me that if I was going to be involved with anything, whether it be spirituality, music, or some skill, that I have to practice. Erykah Badu powerfulpracticemother I love being an entertainer - not really fond of being a celebrity. Erykah Badu entertainers
