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
As a kid, I was in love with Michael Jackson, and I just knew I was going to marry him someday.
I listen to gospel music.
I never do any album to beat it. I do it to extend it.
You either learn from your experiences or go back and do the same thing, and I learned from my experiences.
The younger Mary J. Blige, I would call her, she was very unaware, ignorant.
I remember a time when all my fans were crying and sad and going through hell. Now, we're trying to uplift each other and accept ourselves for who we are, even if nobody else does.
Don't give up, be positive and if you know someone who knows someone at a record company don't stop beating down their door till you get heard. Don't ever say it'll never happen or it'll never happen.
Yonkers made me strong and made me believe in myself, because so many people would doubt you and not believe. There are people that would believe in you, but the environment was so harsh, nobody wanted you to get out, you know?
Thank you so much for supporting me from the day I stepped foot into the music industry. It really means something to me to have Maya Angelou speak on my behalf. It also means a lot to have Oprah on my speed dial!
I felt ashamed about everything. Me dropping out of high school, me not, you know, just not being beautiful enough. I just didn't feel like I was smart enough or beautiful enough, you know, for years.
When you hold on to anger and unforgiveness, you can't move forward.
There are people out there who want to provoke me and bring back the old Mary but I'm not giving them the satisfaction.
I barely have time for my own children. To adopt more children and not have time for them, that would be poor parenting on my part.
Growing up, I was the preferred hairstylist for all of my friends.