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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.

Erykah Badu

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Erykah Badu
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: February 26
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Dallas
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Erica Abi Wright
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