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
Honestly, I don't believe in menswear. I focus on what pieces are most timeless, transcendent, match my lifestyle, remain remarkable, and command intriguing attention across the room at an art gallery.
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.
I was made to believe there's something wrong with me,
I believe that imagination inspires nations. It's something that I live by.
I'm a believer that the more I'm giving, the happier I am, and the more beautiful my exterior will be.
I believe it's time that women truly owned their superpowers and used their beauty and strength to change the world around them.
When I was growing up, both my grandmothers would play the organ, and we would all sing.
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.
There are months when I'm on a plane every day!
I just think my own ambition would not allow me to sit on the gifts that my creator had given me. And so that's when I realized that I could actually go away.
My message is that I want to reach the people - the people who work each and every day.
Once you find what you like, it's like it worked yesterday, it works today, it'll work tomorrow.
I'll refer to my music in color, like 'This song needs to be bright red.'
I have a great body, I really do. But I want to be taken seriously as an artist, and wearing anything that shows it off will be a distraction from the music. That's how my signature uniform, my tuxedo, came about. It's classic and timeless. You'll see me in black, white, and a pop of color on my lips. That pop adds a little magic.