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.

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

No one chooses to raise children alone.

The music business is motivated by money. Music is motivated by energy and feelings.

We lock ourselves into our own philosophies, our own religions, our own walks of life, and if we fail, we condemn ourselves and then we get sick.

Now keep in mind that I'm an artist and I'm sensitive about my sh*t

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.