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Erykah Badu

(1971) Singer United States

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Erykah Badu is a singer from the United States, best known for Erykah Badu - Baduizm.

Quick Facts About Erykah Badu

Born: February 26, 1971
Nationality: United States
Profession: Singer
Notable works: Erykah Badu - Baduizm
Known for: Badu Pussy

About Erykah Badu

Erica Abi Wright, known professionally as Erykah Badu, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Influenced by R&B, soul, and hip-hop, Badu rose to prominence in the late 1990s when her debut studio album Baduizm (1997), placed her at the forefront of the neo soul movement, earning her the nickname "Queen of Neo Soul" by music critics.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Erykah Badu · Page 7

I don't think it matters what school you go to, but I think it's important for parents to be involved. And to…

Being a parent

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If you invite negativity in, you have to feed it and hang out with it. Best not to invite it in.

Hanging out

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I'm more like an oven than a microwave,

Inspirational

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

Entertainers

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I got a call from a mutual friend of ours, Charles King, who's also the executive producer. [Steven Caple Jr and I]…

Character

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I don't have one song that sounds like another one in my entire catalog.

Song

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So the most natural thing to me is to stay as pure to or real to or close to who I am…

Inspirational

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What makes me furious, not just because we're in an interview, but I don't like when writers take your words and put…

Articles

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It's just that little box in the middle of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Most of the time I go I don't even leave…

Apartment

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Don't let anybody infiltrate your dream

Dream

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I had the opportunity, as a child, to grow up in a community center where I was exposed to theater, music, art,…

Art

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Be you. Make sure you're saying something when you're saying something. It's important to sound like you, to feel like you, to…

Be you

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I strongly believe that the more positive my vibration is, the clearer my message will be. I keep my negative thoughts from…

Believe

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I don't plan how many people I work with. I don't charge anything. It's for my own learning, and I just enjoy…

Committees

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Marvin Gaye is one of my favorite revolutionaries. He spoke from his heart, his mind. That's what I want to do.

Heart

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Vegan food is soul food in its truest form. Soul food means to feed the soul. And, to me, your soul is…

Food for the soul

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The girls just like to be in the shoes. They like to scuff up the floors and walk around in high-heeled shoes…

Bigs

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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…

Heavy

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I love watching Rihanna in fashion. I like to see her take chances and risks. I like seeing Naomi Campbell in the…

Art

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When it comes to fashion or any high art, you have to have a combination of delicacy, along with taste.

Art

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I thought it was cool how [ Riccardo Tisci] wanted to blend Africa and Asia because they relate to each other in…

Asia

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I don't want to think too much about how I'm carving and what I'm carving - you are just carving away the…

Art

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I have a master plan as an artist. I've always said I'm not going to be punching nobody's clock. I will work…

Art

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My nine-year-old daughter is very creative and colorful and trendy.

Children

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Things are useless without practice.

Practice

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