Janelle Monae
Janelle Monae
Janelle Monáe Robinson, known professionally as Janelle Monáe, is an American musical recording artist, actress, model signed to Bad Boy Records, Wondaland Arts Society, and Atlantic Records. After making a mark with her first unofficial studio album, The Audition, she publicly debuted with a conceptual EP titled Metropolis: Suite I, which peaked at number 115 on the Billboard 200 in the United States...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoul Singer
Date of Birth1 December 1985
CityKansas City, KS
CountryUnited States of America
I love great music and if it doesn't move me I don't listen to it.
When you realize it's your responsibility to be a leader and create the world that you want to see, you have to do it.
The colors black and white are my uniform, to honor the working class. People like my parents, who were janitors and had to wear a uniform every day. It keeps me grounded.
I listen to Prince on my iPad. And I use a Chords & Scales app to warm up before performing.
Perfection is the enemy of greatness
I'm really thankful to have my own record label. I've always looked up to people like Madonna when she launched Maverick Records. Even Jay Z and Sean "Puffy" Combs, who's a mentor and also gave me a shot when I was an independent artist in Atlanta. He came to my show, and he said, "I just want people to know about you."
I think if people genuinely want to help ... that'll shine through, no matter what color or what race. We cannot see race before compassion.
First, before I'm an artist, before I'm a celebrity, I'm a human being.
I'm not a politician; I'm an artist.
I always feel the need to give the unfiltered truth, (or) what I think is the truth, at least.
I want people to know about these visionary artists. I want people to know what they stand for and (that) they are representing something unique, something fresh. I am just so excited about their careers.
I have not lost any of my crazy, fearless, raw, soulful, eclectic side and I plan on continuing to tell universal stories in an unforgettable way.
I will not be a slave to my image, nor will I be a slave to anyone else's interpretations of me,
I don't do a lot of collaborations that I don't believe in. Actually, I don't do any collaborations that I don't believe in.