Society has a problem with female nudity when it is not . . . โโBadu pauses to get her words together; she wants this point to be very clearโโ. . . when it is not packaged for the consumption of male entertainment. Then it becomes confusing.
Erykah BaduWe were all born, and we all came to the music business with everything we had. Some of us just don't get a chance. Now there's a lot of other people like myself, indeed, who are getting heard worldwide. That gives other artists a chance.
Erykah BaduI have a pair of blue pants that were my favorite for a while and were a part of my show uniform - every night, you know.
Erykah BaduI had the opportunity, as a child, to grow up in a community center where I was exposed to theater, music, art, and computer science; things that I would have never had the opportunity to even meet had it not been for those people taking time out of their schedules, helping us as children to travel all over the world while sitting in a gymnasium. That's what I did before I was a musician, before I was a recording artist, I was a teacher and a community leader.
Erykah Badu