I'm a product of its [american] teaching, of its thinking, of its -isms, of its religion, of its education. I am conditioned, raised and developed by America; I am America. And as it changes, my thoughts also change. Because no matter what I believe, what the powers-that-be believe will affect me.

If you invite negativity in, you have to feed it and hang out with it. Best not to invite it in.

I can be Erykah the human being more than the celebrity.

I 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.

I'd rather see a person with a natural mind and processed mind than a processed mind and a natural head.

I've been a vegetarian since I was 19.

I don't know... I've been doing it for 17 years now, so of course I've seen pictures and thought, "Oh my god, I wish I would've never worn that." Yeah, but I did! And it was probably because it was my favorite thing at the time - my clothes always have some kind of emotion attached to them.