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I'm only in competition with my last level.

Erykah Badu

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Erykah Badu
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: February 26
Actor
Composer
Jazz Musician
Poet
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Writer
Dallas
Texas
Erica Abi Wright
Erica Wright
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Being honest is my job. That's what music is for me.
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I've been a vegetarian since I was 19.
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I'm pretty mutable as a human being.
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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 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.
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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 so many different ways.
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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.
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He definitely does what a partner is supposed to do, that is, evolve you.
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I'm learning from them! Everyone says that, but it's true. You learn more about yourself from them than from any other lesson.
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People who say that music is dead or hip-hop is dead are refusing to evolve.
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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.
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Music and the music business are two different things.
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All the women in my family were very creative.
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Honey isn't really that good for you.
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That's the moment I learned that the more you believe in yourself, the stronger the vibration touches someone else, and things begin to happen the way you dreamed that they would.
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I lived in New York for maybe a year and a half, from '95 to '97, but I live in Dallas. My whole family is there.
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I love being an entertainer - not really fond of being a celebrity.
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Hip-hop is not something we do, it's something we live. It's the way we dress, the way we talk... everybody bobbing to the same beat. It's a culture, and you have to find your own place in that culture. Top 10 or Top 40 can't dictate that. They can only dictate what's marketable.
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My eyes are green, Cause I eat a lot of vegetables, It don't have nothing to do with your new friend
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The wise healer endures the pain. Cry. Tears bring joy.
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I've had two children. I've had three boyfriends. I've had a lot of things happen that can change your opinions and values and philosophies.
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