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

My girls are very fashionable. They have a very good eye for marrying style and fashion.

People are uncomfortable with sexuality that’s not for male consumption.

I love to leave the interpretation of my music up to the listener. It's fun to see what they'll say it is

I thought the Billie Holiday comparison was beautiful. I think, Wow, what a wonderful, creative, helpful spirit. She's someone who wanted to help others by sharing her emotion. That's what I do, too, so I think that's a great comparison.

I grew up listening to old soul

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.