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SHOWTIME SAYS…

Singer Janelle Monae doesn’t get enough credit in my opinion. This woman is sooo dope! She recently sat down with Uptown Magazine to discuss her recent album “The Electric Lady” and much more.

Here is some of what she had to say:

 

On the biggest misconception about her:

”People think I am so straitlaced and buttoned up. There is a lot of life underneath this tuxedo. I like to have fun. I enjoy practical jokes. I enjoy rolling around the mall in wheelchairs. I enjoy taking someone’s baby and putting it on my hip for about two hours straight and then giving it back.”

On meeting Erykah Badu:

“We met underwater. She was the Queen of the Water and I was swimming. We would perform and talk about what kind of popcorn and hotdogs we like.”

Her thoughts about the impact of record sales:

“When you release your first album, record sales are important. But now, I don’t really care. I feel like this music is from God and I am the pastor that does not need a mega-church. I am fine with my 200-seat church, as long as the people that need it come and get inspired. I know what I could do to be amongst the popular crowd.”

On decoding her complicated lyrics:

“I realized that I was over-complicating things at one point. I told myself, ‘You don’t have to do that.’ I was getting the sense that I was talking over people’s heads. Just like Erykah Badu sings, ‘What good do your words do/If they can’t understand you?’

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