Claims: ‘I’m an ever-changing vessel’: Erykah Badu on defying definition, life as a birth and death doula and her first album in 11 years
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- title: ‘I’m an ever-changing vessel’: Erykah Badu on defying definition, life as a birth and death doula and her first album in 11 years Source
- url: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/28/erykah-badu-before-the-world-blows-interview Source
- summary: Why do the Texan innovator’s records take so long to make? ‘It’s important to gather the data,’ she says: the death, dating and dopamine behind her exquisite comeback alongside the Alchemist Erykah Badu needs the lights down low . The singer, producer, actor and registered doula shuffles into a private room at London’s Soho hotel and quietly asks for some changes to the atmosphere: lights dimmed, soft seat. A green juice would be great. As it turns out, Badu was out last night with Dave Chappell… Source
- published: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:49 GMT Source