235 Quotes by Erykah Badu

It’s weird, but if I decide to do an album, then the ideas start fitting themselves together. I consider myself a nice, slow burn. Plus, it’s not a race. And I have a lot to share.

If you make a decision, a pact with someone, your friend, you should say, ‘I’m gonna do this,’ and you should stick to it.

Some people come up and ask for an autograph and don’t even look at me. They’re like, ‘Here, do it.’ That don’t bother me, but it doesn’t open my heart.

I grew up listening to old soul.

When I get ready to do an album, that means I have something to say for the sake of words, and I listen back to all of the things I’ve been creating and pull things from out of the air to go with them. It’s almost like I start creating the album before I even think about creating it.

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 like you. Be you.

Whenever I think about funk music, it has a look – and that’s how it sounds.

We literally just finished making this gown 20 minutes ago. I love it. It’s my favorite color.

When you’re performing, you’re creating a moment.