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Erykah Badu Quotes

American - Musician | February 26, 1971 -

It's almost like a lot of black people in America, a lot of young black men, are born with this cloud over their heads. It's their penitentiary cloud, this philosophy we all have, that it's harder for us.

Men People Black America Philosophy

I'm not satisfied with the explanations I get from tv or from school.

School Satisfied Get TV Explanations

I thought the Billie Holiday comparison was beautiful. I think, Wow, what a wonderful, creative, helpful spirit. She's someone who wanted to help others by sharing her emotion. That's what I do, too, so I think that's a great comparison.

Beautiful Great Creative Help Others

I don't read music or anything, so when I produce, I go basically by ear.

Music Go Anything Read Ear Produce

Anything that had to do with art I been doing all my life. It was a gift. It's nothing I work real hard at doing.

Life Work Art Gift My Life Doing

I believed in myself, and I've always worked very, very hard as an artist, and I am an artist in every sense of the word.

Myself I Am Artist Hard Always Word

I grew up listening to old soul.

Soul Listening Old Up Grew

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 as an artist to survive in this world.

Work World Survive Plan Artist Said

I have the ability to sing with emotion and feeling, but if you say I sound like Billie Holiday, that's cool. Let's look at who Billie was: she was this person, this singer, this beautiful diva who could move the audience with the slightest gesture of her hand.

Beautiful Cool You Look Holiday Say

I knew it would happen. I knew I'd be No. 1. I'm a new artist; I don't know the rules. Nobody told me it wouldn't happen.

Me Artist Rules Nobody New Know

I love to leave the interpretation of my music up to the listener. It's fun to see what they'll say it is.

Love Music Fun Say See Leave

I started performing at two or three on a tape recorder, one of those little flat recorders where you just push play and record.

Push You Play Three Two Little

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