American - Musician | December 1, 1985 -
One of my mantras is, 'Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable.' I keep that with me in my back pocket. Shoot, I keep it in my front pocket! I keep it in my hair.
Janelle Monae
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One of my core values is to help redefine what it means to be a strong and beautiful woman in the music and fashion worlds and to empower the wonderful things that make us unique.
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I feel myself becoming the fearless person I have dreamt of being. Have I arrived? No. But I'm constantly evolving and challenging myself to be unafraid to make mistakes.
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I believe it's time that women truly owned their superpowers and used their beauty and strength to change the world around them.
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Everything is about balance. You can't work, work, work, work without any play.
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I'm a storyteller who wants to tell untold, meaningful, universal stories in unforgettable ways. I want to do it all, study it all, and find my place in it.
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I'm attracted to things that scare me, like 'Psycho,' my favorite Hitchcock movie.
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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.
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We don't all have to take the same coordinates to get to the same destination. Being a young African American female artist, I want to open doors for young black girls.
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Donald Trump is trying to build a wall. I'm trying to burn walls down and build more bridges.
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I enjoy how women dressed in the 1920s with the shimmering jewels and rich feathers.
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It's a big universe. To stay in one tiny place is doing a disservice to yourself.
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