I'm a performance artist first; I'm a recording artist second. Erykah Badu More Quotes by Erykah Badu More Quotes From Erykah Badu We as Black people have to tell our own stories. We have to document our history. When we allow someone else to document our history the history becomes twisted and we get written out. We get our noses blown off. Erykah Badu blackstoriespeople I was born to make mistakes, I ain't scared to take the weight. Erykah Badu scaredweightmistake I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn't conform. Erykah Badu respectpeoplethinking I don't require sex for happiness - I need companionship. I need a partner I can depend on, that I can love and grow with. Erykah Badu companionshipsexneeds 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 unnecessaryreasonmind 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. Erykah Badu groupsteachingself The Man That Knowz Something Knowz That He Knowz Nothing At All. Erykah Badu humblelifeknowledge 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. Erykah Badu emotionalhurtthinking It just works better for me to discriminate between which thoughts are mine and which come from elsewhere, before I even talk about them or express them - it helps to keep me focused on my path. Erykah Badu elsewherepathhelping I view my hair and clothes as functional art. Erykah Badu viewshairart Honey isn't really that good for you. Erykah Badu honey Society has a problem with female nudity when it is not . . . ”—Badu pauses to get her words together; she wants this point to be very clear—“. . . when it is not packaged for the consumption of male entertainment. Then it becomes confusing. Erykah Badu malesconfusingtogether Art is the absence of fear. Erykah Badu art-isabsenceart 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 hurtartthinking You don't have to believe everything you think. Erykah Badu rationalitybelievethinking I grew up with all mothers, all women. I come from a long line of matriarchs, very strong women. Erykah Badu strong-womenmothers-dayinspiring Vegan food is soul food in its truest form. Soul food means to feed the soul. And, to me, your soul is your intent. If your intent is pure, you are pure. Erykah Badu vegan-foodsoulmean 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 heartadvicepeople A lot of people have dementia, which is great, because then they don't recognize me. Erykah Badu dementiapeople I encourage breaking free of self inflicted holding pens. I encourage the use of intelligence in every decision. I encourage creating. Erykah Badu creatingdecisionself
