Erykah Badu Covers GQ, Opens-Up About Having Steve Harvey As Her Boss

Erykah Badu recently sat down with G.Q. Magazine to talk about her relationship with music, her past and her want inspires her. Badu is featured as one of the “Surviving” artists in the November 2011 issue. While talking about her past, Badu revealed that she never aspired to be a singer. She studied theater in college, and worked for Steve Harvey after college.

On Steve Harvey being her boss:

“I was also working at Steve Harvey’s comedy house. He was my boss—the best boss ever. Funny, generous, considerate, and he knew I was an artist. When I started working there I was a waitress, and somehow I became a hostess. I handled money and helped organize transportation and hotel reservations for the comedians that came in. I noticed Steve didn’t have a stage manager, so I got that job, making sure everybody was taken care of. One day Steve was late going onstage, so I went out to the mic and threw out some jokes and stuff. People were laughing and heckling and having fun and Steve came onstage and scolded me in front of everybody. It was so funny. We started doing it every night. [Laughs] It felt like, This is where I want to be. Steve was really inspirational in that.

On Her One-of-a-Kind Style:

“That’s just what I was. That’s what I love about Kedar: He didn’t say anything about that. I felt embraced by him. It just so happens that it was something fresh to people. I try to keep it fresh, you know? I enjoy it. It’s art, for me. It’s a functional art.”

On A New Album:

“I’m recording an album right now, with Flying Lotus (Music Producer). I’m touring. But things are slowing down now ’cause my children are in school again. This is the time of year when we all nest in our little home in Dallas and cook breakfast and all those things we been doin’ on tour, just in one place. I’m kind of a recluse when it comes to going outside.”

Peep the video of, Erykah serenading us on her exclusive G.Q. interview.

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