Janelle Monae

I don't even know at what age I started, because it's always been there. Performing... creating... it's in my DNA.

— Janelle Monae

I'll refer to my music in color, like 'This song needs to be bright red.'

— Janelle Monae

Beauty is about enhancing what you have. Let yourself shine through.

— Janelle Monae

I wanna scream and dream and throw a love parade / Is that okay?

— Janelle Monae

I call it my uniform. My mother was a janitor and my father collected trash, so I wear a uniform, too.

— Janelle Monae

It's a big universe. To stay in one tiny place is doing a disservice to yourself.

— Janelle Monae

Don’t get high off praises, and don’t get too low on critiques.

— Janelle Monae

When I was growing up, both my grandmothers would play the organ, and we would all sing.

— Janelle Monae

Some songs you get. Some songs you may not. And I think that's the beauty of art: to question and to ask,…

— Janelle Monae

I won't sit here and say I've never had a pimple, but I try to have a really great diet, you know,…

— Janelle Monae

The colors black and white are my uniform, to honor the working class. People like my parents, who were janitors and had…

— Janelle Monae

Android is a new form of the other, but you can parallel the other to so many different types of people. Even…

— Janelle Monae

The lesbian community has tried to claim me. But I only date androids. Nothing like an androidthey dont cheat on you.

— Janelle Monae

I spend a lot of time in the future, But to help the future, sometimes you got to go back to the…

— Janelle Monae

Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable. i didn't have to become perfect because I've learned throughout my…

— Janelle Monae

People always want to categorize you and say oh, you are in this category, but there is nothing that I limit myself…

— Janelle Monae

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

Redefine what it means to be sexy and what it means to be a woman. Showing my skin is not what makes…

— Janelle Monae

You had to change who you were to become famous. I thought that for a very long time. Even after signing a…

— Janelle Monae

I hope women feel confident with themselves and realize that we don't all have to look alike or be the same size…

— Janelle Monae

I speak about androids because I think the android represents the new 'other.' You can compare it to being a lesbian or…

— Janelle Monae

I'm always thinking about that young girl or young boy who doesn't quite know if their music, their messaging, their imaging, their…

— Janelle Monae

My grandmother was the matriarch. If you didn't have a place to stay, if you needed food, if you were just coming…

— Janelle Monae

No matter if you wear a small amount of makeup, no makeup, or heavy makeup, as long as you feel beautiful internally…

— Janelle Monae

I always feel the need to give the unfiltered truth, (or) what I think is the truth, at least.

— Janelle Monae

I will not be a slave to my image, nor will I be a slave to anyone else's interpretations of me,

— Janelle Monae

I take goldenseal, Echinacea and cod liver oil when flying to boost my immune system.

— Janelle Monae

It's up to me to help change the world, I cannot look at everybody else, I can only do what I can…

— Janelle Monae

I know what I like; if you go to my closet, I have at least four of everything.

— Janelle Monae

My message is that I want to reach the people - the people who work each and every day.

— Janelle Monae

Everything is about balance. You can't work, work, work, work without any play.

— Janelle Monae

I'm inspired by the words: 'electrifying', 'epic', 'minimalistic', 'transcendent', 'timeless' and 'rock n' roll.

— Janelle Monae

I love Fun. They're great guys. They're incredible artists and musicians.

— Janelle Monae

If you walk into a room that's bro'd up, and you're in power, bring more women into the room.

— Janelle Monae

I'm attracted to things that scare me, like 'Psycho,' my favorite Hitchcock movie.

— Janelle Monae

I was constantly involved in music and theatre all through middle school and high school.

— Janelle Monae

I enjoy how women dressed in the 1920s with the shimmering jewels and rich feathers.

— Janelle Monae

I had a strong visceral reaction to the 'Moonlight' script, partly because I felt I knew all of these characters.

— Janelle Monae

I have mentors like Erykah Badu. She's been like a big sister to me.

— Janelle Monae

So thats what I want to do with my music, I want to inspire people creatively and artistically to be free.

— Janelle Monae