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Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable.

Janelle Monae

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Janelle Monae
Age: 38
Born: 1985
Born: December 1
Actor
Ballet Dancer
Chanteuse
Composer
Film Actor
Musician
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer-Songwriter
Kansas City
Kansas
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Lauryn Hill, P-Funk, Marvin Gaye, Public Enemy - I have a very diverse palate for music. I can go from Judy Garland to Jimi Hendrix to Stevie Wonder to Rachmaninoff. I just love great music.
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I'm inspired by the words: 'electrifying', 'epic', 'minimalistic', 'transcendent', 'timeless' and 'rock n' roll.'
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I was made to believe there's something wrong with me.
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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'm not focused on being perfect. I like trial and error. You learn through uncomfortable experiences. And now I know what doesn't work for me, and I know what does.
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I'm really thankful to have my own record label. I've always looked up to people like Madonna when she launched Maverick Records. Even Jay Z and Sean Puffy Combs, who's a mentor and also gave me a shot when I was an independent artist in Atlanta. He came to my show, and he said, I just want people to know about you.
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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 will not be a slave to my image, nor will I be a slave to anyone else's interpretations of me.
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