I have a pair of blue pants that were my favorite for a while and were a part of my show uniform - every night, you know. Erykah Badu More Quotes by Erykah Badu More Quotes From Erykah Badu Now my record deal helps me to do things for free or give more time to my community than I could otherwise. Erykah Badu records community giving I'm a performance artist first; I'm a recording artist second. Erykah Badu performances artist firsts I'm inspired by Earl Sweatshirt. He's a really honest writer, and he's unusually intelligent. Erykah Badu inspired honest intelligent In music, it makes for a good platform to take time and really mold a piece the way I need to mold it. When it comes to fashion, I create a functional art that moves. Erykah Badu fashion art moving All the women in my family were very creative. Erykah Badu my-family creative My mom was the Diana Ross of our clan. She was always up-to-date, and always knew what to do and what not to do in a fashion sense. Erykah Badu clans fashion mom I feel like I haven't done anything. What have I done? I've just made a few records. Erykah Badu records done made I have an organization called BLIND [Beautiful Love Incorporated Nonprofit Development], so named because even though my interest is in the black community, because that's where I grew up and that's where I'm most skilled in fixing things, it doesn't end there. Erykah Badu community organization beautiful I solidify his [ Riccardo Tisci] vision and what he is trying to manifest, make it a crystal or solid thing because of the relationship I have with my culture and what my music means to him. Erykah Badu vision trying mean I think giving is a blind act that should come from a part of me that sees no discrimination (that's why I called it "blind"). Erykah Badu discrimination giving thinking I think that when Riccardo Tisci wanted to bring more attention to the lack of African American presence on the runway, he also wanted to bring attention to the lack of a sensibility of African and Asian art. Erykah Badu african-american art thinking We mainly focus on putting music, art, dance, theater, all forms of art, back into the community, so the community can put it into the world. Erykah Badu focus community art I think we [with Riccardo Tisci] share a sensibility about art - we pull from the ancient future. Erykah Badu ancient art thinking The metal or the stone that's helping me .I'll incorporate them into anything I wear - but I think it's about accessories more than anything, because it's how you accessorize yourself that gives you your own unique style. Erykah Badu unique giving thinking My favorite jewelry, it's just what I'm feeling at the time. Erykah Badu jewelry my-favorite feelings I thought it was cool how [ Riccardo Tisci] wanted to blend Africa and Asia because they relate to each other in so many different ways. Erykah Badu asia different way I take the same approach in all genres of art, across the board. It's intuitive. Erykah Badu genre boards art Through [my children] patience, they're showing me how much they support what's going on, because I'm having to do a lot of work right now. Erykah Badu my-children support children I have an apartment in Brooklyn - I guess I call it my shrine. I go there to create and recoup, or hibernate sometimes, but my home is in Dallas where I live with my children. Erykah Badu dallas home children My third mother is my paternal grandmother. Her name is Viola. She gave me my sense of knowing why, or knowing why it was important to ask why. She made me understand that I don't have to believe everything I hear. Erykah Badu mother names believe
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