Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Bligeis an American singer, songwriter, model, record producer and actress. Starting her career as a background singer on Uptown Records in 1989, Blige released her first album, What's the 411?, in 1992, and has released 11 studio albums since and made over 150 guest appearances on other albums and soundtracks...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth11 January 1971
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
It was only for two years, and I jumped from family to family. It's very scary.
If you're here right now in your life, your journey continues and you've lived to tell the story.
If we didn't have understanding of our journey, we wouldn't be able to go on. We'd be stuck, like, 'Why me?'
I'm a singer who thinks like a rapper.
I wouldn't adopt, but what I will do is give my time and go and try to be there for people.
As a kid, I dreamed about being onstage.
It's not just songs and glamour. It's sweat, blood, broken toes, and mistakes... It's life.
I can tell you I didn't feel good when I could not articulate properly. Getting my GED was important and I want other women to feel that.
By the time I was a teenager, when I went outside the house, it was about hip-hop all the time. Nothing but hip-hop, block parties.
I don't know what kind of God the rest of y'all are serving, but the God I serve says, 'Mary, you need to be the hottest thing this year, and I'm gonna make sure you're doing that.'
I'm striving toward this acting thing. I'm definitely gonna work hard on that, whatever comes my way, I'm gonna work hard on it.
I can't just make a song people can dance in a club to... it still has to be real.
I don't have any health problems, but to keep your health improves your quality of life.
I'm a child of God. God is my mommy, my daddy. That's the only thing that'll keep my head up. If I don't remember who I am in him, I'm done.