SZA Quotes

“On Halloween, because we don't celebrate it, my dad would drive me somewhere, anywhere different. Like Little Italy in New York to walk around and teach me all about the food and culture.”

“I don't have any control over what actually happens except for that I have full control over my will for myself, my intention, and why I'm there. That's all that matters.”

“I think music is honest and will make you do honest things.”

“I've been known to wear pajamas onstage for the sole reason of wanting to make sure I'm free enough to execute new things vocally onstage and give my best performance possible.”

“When you're, like, 190 pounds, dark-skinned, and a new artist that no one really cares about, people don't really take the time to make you look beautiful.”

“The album that defined my childhood was probably Ella Fitzgerald's 'Greatest Hits,' whereas my half-sister, who didn't have the same conservative upbringing, was listening to Cash Money and crunk.”

“I got a lot of crap for being named SZA but not being affiliated with Wu-Tang, and being a girl.”

“Don't get discouraged with your skin when it doesn't do what you want it to do... Give it some time. That's the only way to get to know yourself.”

“Control is not real, and I'm really understanding that every day. It's about the acceptance of relinquishing control that makes it powerful for you.”

“I think we all do: I think we wonder if we're supposed to be here, if we're doing the right thing, if we even want to be here. At least, I do all the time.”

“I don't enjoy being interviewed. I feel like it exhausts a lot of my energy. I feel empty after.”

“I tell the truth through music. Other people tend to catch on and agree with my truth and it turns out we are all really similar.”

“I just think I have too much anxiety to listen to music. Sometimes it feels like noise, and sometimes it's so affecting that I can't recover from it.”

“I love when things that I'm involved in really matter and when people like me back and don't just think I'm corny.”

“I have an abundant amount of love in my life, and I'm grateful for that.”

“Listening to Alabama Shakes made me less self-conscious about my voice.”

“I don't like to shop. It creates so much anxiety.”

“I live in my imagination, so sometimes movies help me get lost. I feel like I'm in it.”

“Singing was more of a hobby, and I was terrified of anyone's opinions. The only reason I kept doing it was because people responded positively, and if they hadn't I don't really know if I'd feel the same. I'm not into fighting for people's affections.”

“I definitely want to get into environmental science and environmental politics, learning a lot more and preserving what's left of the world. That's such a sacred circle to be in. I'd love to contribute to that.”

“I do a lot of strange things.”

“How many thick black women are there singing whatever I'm singing, surrounded by rappers, but also from the suburbs? I can't really judge someone else for judging me!”

“Oh, Instagram stresses me out on a very deep level!”

“I used to be offended when people would compare me to Erykah Badu. Because I'm black, thick, and have large lips? There's nothing similar about us whatsoever, and I felt very disrespected by the fact that people needed to pigeonhole me. I wasn't even raised on Erykah Badu!”

“I always used to be like, 'I don't need to meditate.' And it's not true.”