Quick Quotes. Erykah Badu Talks Upcoming Album in W Magazine.

Erykah Badu, W Magazine, Graeme Mitchell
(Image Credit: Erykah Badu by Graeme Mitchell for W Magazine.)


With a career that spans over 15 years, Erykah Badu has always walked to the beat of her own drum, never rushing her art to keep pace with contemporary pop artists. The Renaissance woman recently gave hints as to what we should expect in 2015.

Badu grew up in Dallas, where she lives with her son, Seven, and daughters Puma and Mars. “I’m not onstage picking groupies. I’m picking babysitters,” she says, adding that her next album, which comes out in early 2015, will be highly autobiographical. “My musical goal is always to be naked.” It may come as no surprise to learn that Badu has other gifts, too. “People don’t realize that I’m a renaissance woman,” she clarifies. “I home-school my children. I’m a cook. I design all my hats. I’m my own manager. I write the songs and direct the band. I’m a DJ. I’m a doula. I’m a Reiki master.”