Erykah Badu in an interview with Giant Magazine gives up a small glimpse into her relationships with Andre 3000 and Common.
“I know about the backlash, the ‘Erykah Badu, if you look at her, she’ll make you change gods and wear crochet pants’ backlash,” she says. “But nobody looks at the things that those people have given to me.”
What have they given you?
“Just so much musical freedom. Common is the most humble person I ever met. Kind and generous. He reinforced that in me. Andre is very creative and artistic. All of that that you see of him, that’s all him. That’s how he is, and that gave me a creative push, too.”
Although Badu is fairly cryptic when discussing her old beaus, she allows this brief, whispered indulgence.
“With Andre, we were both very young, so we didn’t know what we wanted or anything. We just knew we were in love, and we didn’t care who saw us. With Common, it was a little bit more mature.”
freshandfab
Comment made on February 4, 2008 @ 11:31 am
i dont get her, i dont get her music…
freshandfab
Comment made on February 4, 2008 @ 11:31 am
but the pics look aight
Quick
Comment made on February 4, 2008 @ 2:04 pm
…i love GIANT. Is urban life for smart readers; and Erykah photographs well!
jo
Comment made on February 4, 2008 @ 2:53 pm
She’s great. Check her out in “House of D” … loved her rendetion of “Sweet Melissa”. She’s got acting chops too. The way her eyes glaze over when the boy speaks of losing his mother —subtle and soulful. She’s so cool … I’m a 49 year old white woman and I just wanna be ERYKAH!
MG
Comment made on February 4, 2008 @ 4:36 pm
@ Fresh: I get her…her style is artistic and ever changing and evolving. Love her music, sometimes is too much artistry and not enough soul for my taste, but I can definitely appreciate the talent and energy.
MG
Comment made on February 4, 2008 @ 4:40 pm
@ quick: I love Giant, too
@Jo: Oh! No don’t go changing on me…I’ve seen “House of D”, I’m a big indie film buff. The boy in that film played in Huff which was one of my favorites, until Showtime canceled it. Anyway she did give a great performance, you should also check her out in Cider House Rules.
regina
Comment made on February 4, 2008 @ 8:15 pm
She is a very interesting person and not one to be what society thinks she should be.
I loved the next lifetime song, that and Tyrone are my favorite Badu songs!
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shanti
Comment made on February 5, 2008 @ 3:45 am
I love this artist, I listen to her music over and over again. My favorite songs have to be : Love of my life, On and on and off course Tyrone.
Absolutely love her music style
jo
Comment made on February 5, 2008 @ 5:02 pm
MG — I’ll have to rent Cider House Rules. I too am a film buff. Thanks for the recommendation. Did you like “Hustle & Flow”? I liked is so much I named our cat after Nola!
MarvalusOne
Comment made on February 6, 2008 @ 12:22 pm
Erykah is a little on the unique side, but there is no denying the talent…
Girl has some chops…
MG
Comment made on February 6, 2008 @ 9:42 pm
@ Jo: I like the movie, but not as much as you. I appreciated the 3-D view of a pimp.
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Hunter
Comment made on February 10, 2008 @ 1:47 pm
Erykah is one of my favs! She is extremely intelligent, very wise, and beautiful both inside and out. She is not afraid to “do” her, and I just can’t help but love that. I love her soul and her light, and the way she’s lite…