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" I try to think of myself as a chic fishing grandpa aesthetically. "

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" You can take care of your body, and it will low-key show you respect in turn. "

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

" My mom was an executive at AT&T, a global account lady. I have no idea what she did. I just know she was never home and speaks several languages. "

" I definitely get inspiration from the 'gram. I mean, Instagram is Google, essentially. I love looking at pictures of beautiful women. "

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

" I love the comparison with Aaliyah and Timbaland, because Aaliyah is a legend, and there is a large cinematic feel to Timbaland's sound, but what I do is different. "

" I was a funky kid. "

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" When I sing full voice, I get nervous because I get nasal and abrasive and a little scratchy. "

" I wasn't popular in high school; I had no friends. "

" People grapple with labeling me as hip-hop, R&B, or pop, and it's interesting to me. I'm just making music. "

" 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. "

" I went through this phase of Spandex, high heels, and fur coats when I was my late teens and early twenties; before then, I lived in overalls and baggy T-shirts. "

" In the real world, I kind of, like, thrived a little bit. The things that were awkward about me at school, like being hyper passionate... I realized, 'Oh I'm my own person, and I have my own idiosyncrasies and nuances that I don't mind.' "

" I used to be very revenge-motivated, but that's just because I'm a Scorpio. Now I'm more so, like, practice honesty just because it makes you feel better. "

" When I think of Afropunk, I think of the best of the best. I think of, like, D'Angelo. "

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

" I don't feel ashamed to be loud, which is an argument I've had with lots of men, who thought I was too sassy and unladylike. "

" I was unpopular my whole life. "

" Wearing a hijab never made me feel any more conservative - it made me feel safe. Then, after 9/11, I became the butt of a joke on the playground, so I stopped wearing it. Kids can be really cruel when you're the only black girl in your Girl Scout troop. "

" 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. "

" As long as you're being honest and there's intention in what you're doing, then I think that energy permeates your field and becomes like a homing signal for other people with like energies. "

" 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. "

" There's something different about growing up black and Muslim, especially in New Jersey. It's like when I left the mosque and I left my dad, I felt unprotected, but I also felt a weird sense of pride, like I was involved in this other way of living that was cool to me. "

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

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

" I've always loved playing with hair. I used to want dreads like Lauryn Hill, but my mom wouldn't let me. "