A lot of people have dementia, which is great, because then they don't recognize me.

I bring the staple of my culture.

My hair is an aesthetic choice… At the same time, how you wear your hair is a political statement as well.

Erykah Badu projects don't even sound like Erykah Badu projects. I don't even have one album that sounds like another one of my albums.

Whenever I think about funk music, it has a look - and that's how it sounds.

There are millions and billions of atoms of memory of all kinds of musical themes in me.

I have a daughter who's four, who's dainty and princess-esque. I still get to dress her like my little accessory. I think I have one more year to do that, then she's going to get her own ideas - so I better move quickly!