American - Musician | July 1, 1971 -
You don't make any money being an artist. Writing and producing? You get your money from that. You live comfortable.
Missy Elliott
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Seeing my mother become very strong and very independent had a huge impact on me.
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Especially when the expectations become so high of you, you always remember the last record that might have been really successful, and you're trying to outdo that or trying to make something that does not sound like the last record.
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I talked about my father being abusive to my mother - people have never heard me talk about anything like that. That brings people a little bit more personal with Missy.
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You get people who rap about stuff that they don't do all day long. Half those guys, you hear them on the radio, and then you meet them, and you're like, 'Wow. They're so sweet.'
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I always feel the need to work as if I don't have a deal, because that's what's going to keep me around for a long time.
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I most definitely want kids, but I'll probably adopt kids.
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I do Dance Dance Revolution. I'm not as good as the little kids that come in the arcade. Their little feet go crazy fast. I'm not that fast, but I'm good on it!
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It feels different.... When hip-hop was beginning for me, people weren't making the kind of money that they make now. It was for the love of doing it and having fun with it.
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It could be hectic sometimes when you're being an artist and running a label at the same time. But there are times when you just have to say that this my time period to work on my stuff, and then you say this is the time to concentrate on my artists.
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No matter what I'm doing for myself or someone else, I'm constantly writing and working on other people's albums.
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All of the trials and tribulations from personal to the artist. It shows that I'm human. People see the glamorous stuff, but they don't see the background.
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