Janelle Monae Quotes

United States, Singer-Songwriter
December 1, 1985

Janelle Monáe Robinson is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, and model. She is signed to her own imprint, Wondaland Arts Society, and Atlantic Records. After her first unofficial studio album, The Audition, she publicly debuted with a conceptual EP titled Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase), which peaked at number 115 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

Also known as Rapper, Actress, Model

I know what I like; if you go to my closet, I have at least four of everything.

Janelle Monae
My message is that I want to reach the people - the people who work each and every day.

Janelle Monae
- People
- Work

I don't even know at what age I started, because it's always been there. Performing... creating... it's in my DNA.

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- Age
It's unfortunate that a lot of people think African-American female artists are monolithically R&B this-or-that, don't have to do anything by default.

Janelle Monae
- People
- American
Some songs you get. Some songs you may not. And I think that's the beauty of art: to question and to ask, to understand the deeper meaning after two or three or four listenings.

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- Art
- May
- Question
I'm a believer that the more I'm giving, the happier I am, and the more beautiful my exterior will be.

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- Beautiful
- Giving
I will never stop making music.

Janelle Monae
- Music
- Stop
I'm a storyteller who wants to tell untold, meaningful, universal stories in unforgettable ways. I want to do it all, study it all, and find my place in it.

Janelle Monae
- Study
- Meaningful

I love Fun. They're great guys. They're incredible artists and musicians.

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- Great
- Fun
I've cried over string arrangements.

Janelle Monae
I take goldenseal, Echinacea and cod liver oil when flying to boost my immune system.

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- Flying
I'm attracted to things that scare me, like 'Psycho,' my favorite Hitchcock movie.

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- Movie