First, before I'm an artist, before I'm a celebrity, I'm a human being. — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
We don't all have to take the same coordinates to get to the same destination. Being a young African American female artist,… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
When I got into the music industry, I wasn't focused on being the most famous artist or even getting a major record… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I'm not a politician; I'm an artist. So I always feel the need to give the unfiltered truth, (or) what I think… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I have a great body, I really do. But I want to be taken seriously as an artist, and wearing anything that… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I love Fun. They're great guys. They're incredible artists and musicians. — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I want people to know about these visionary artists. I want people to know what they stand for and (that) they are… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I'm really thankful to have my own record label. I've always looked up to people like Madonna when she launched Maverick Records.… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I just think my own ambition would not allow me to sit on the gifts that my creator had given me. And so that's… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I am going to take art more seriously. I most definitely want to leave behind art, and that does not just mean music. — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
It's unfortunate that a lot of people think African-American female artists are monolithically R&B this-or-that, don't have to do anything by default. — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
It's hard for me to be serious. I can't really rub oil on me and go all the way with it [laughs]. I hear… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I hope women feel confident with themselves and realize that we don't all have to look alike or be the same size to be… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
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… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I spend a lot of time in the future, But to help the future, sometimes you got to go back to the past, and… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
I have worn a tuxedo, but I have never covered up for respectability politics or to shame other women. — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
You are only as beautiful as the many beautiful things you do for others without expectation. — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
