
I understood, because as an artist we all desire that.

Meant after u explained it, u replied ,”it doesn’t mean anything, I just want to make a great video that everyone is going to watch. Then u release an unedited, unapproved version within the next few days. You showed me a concept of beautiful tasteful imagery( by way of vid text messages). You obviously have a misconception of who I am artistically. And just because an image is shocking does not make it art. Watch the offending video (NSFW) + read Erykah’s response below…ģ:33pm perhaps, next time u get an occasion to work with an artist who respects your mind/art, you should send at least a ROUGh version of the video u PLAN to release b4 u manipulate or compromise the artist’s brand by desperately releasing a poor excuse for shock and nudity that sends a convoluted message that passes as art( to some).Įven with Window Seat there was a method and thought process involved. It has outraged and upset a segment of fans and we apologize if we offended any viewers!!! This is a Flaming Lips video which features Erykah Badu and her sister Nayrok and is not meant to be considered an Erykah Badu or Nayrok statement, creation, or approved version.Įrykah responded by telling The Flaming Lips to kiss her “glittery ass” and her sister’s too!

Sorry!! We, the Flaming Lips, accept full responsibility for prematurely having Pitchfork post it. The video link that was erroneously posted on Pitchfork by the Flaming Lips of the Music Video ‘The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face’, which features Erykah Badu, is unedited and unapproved. ?Now Badu is upset and says she feels violated because the end result was not what she agreed to.īadu and Wayne Colton went head to head on Twitter yesterday and the end result was the following statement: The video created quite a buzz online and off and Erykah faced the wrath of many of her diehard fans.

but she’s feeling some kinda way about it.Įrykah recorded “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” with the band and her sister Nayrok appears alongside the songstress as her body double in the video for the song in the George Salisbury directed visual. As if walking through Dallas buck naked in “Window Seat” wasn’t enough, Erykah Badu teamed with indie-rock band, The Flaming Lips, for another NSFW video….
