Top 39 Quotes by Janelle Monae

I've cried over string arrangements.

I have not lost any of my crazy, fearless, raw, soulful, eclectic side and I plan on continuing to tell universal stories in an unforgettable way.

I listen to Prince on my iPad. And I use a Chords & Scales app to warm up before performing.

We don't all have to take the same coordinates to get to the same destination. Being a young African American female artist, I want to open doors for young black girls.

I believe that imagination inspires nations. It's something that I live by.

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

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

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.

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

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