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
You know a lot, but you don't know everything.
You have to create different things, either through lighting or changing the format of the songs and how you're going to sing them, and even sometimes props.
Just don't let the hype of what people are saying and how much they love you, y'know, just take the compliment and be thankful that people are complimenting you, but don't let it consume you; don't let your circumstances around you and the way people view you make you act a certain way.
Love is wonderful, amazing, and the best thing that can happen to us.
...I would be a liar and my fans would hate me if I said to them, 'Oh, we're perfect and everything is great.' We have situations just like everyone else. We're not out in public trying to kill each other, but it's real. We love each other.
I didn't never have to go to a therapist. I just always put it in a song and you heard me.
I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children.
My journey continues, because I've, you know, conquered a lot. And I know how to conquer the rest.
I'm searching for a real love.
You can look at my palm and see the storm coming. Read the book of my life and see I've overcome it.
Nowadays, with the state of the music business, for any artist, whether you're up-and-coming or you've been in it for awhile, you have to explore different revenues and different ways of expressing yourself.
That's the message I want to give to every up-and-coming artist: Do everything that is going to help you later. If you clone somebody else, that's all they're gonna keep wanting from you.
I believe that anything man himself can do for me, God can do for me in a greater way. I decided to pray and to seek God on my own. I just stayed in The Word. And it worked.
It hurts when you have to smile and you don't want to smile, but the best thing to do is to smile.