Growing up, my mom had a catering business. I used to help her pretty early on and loved doing it. My mom is an amazing cook, and she helped me cultivate a love for food. She taught me that food can be beautiful. We eat not just for survival, but we survive to eat. It's part of who I am. Kelis amazebeautifulbusiness share on social
I'm a multi-platinum recording artist; my passion is food. Kelis artistfoodmulti Change image and share on social
There's a point where you think, 'What else will I do if I don't do music?' It becomes your identity when it never should have been. But food ignited a fire in me, and I came right back to music because it no longer felt like a job. It was a really powerful thing for me. Kelis backfeltfire share on social
People know 'Milkshake' like a jingle, but they don't really know who I am. Kelis jinglemilkshakepeople Change image and share on social
As a black artist in America, you know, it is so segregated as far as the radio goes and how they position music on the radio. Kelis americaartistblack Change image and share on social
The album 'Kelis Was Here' sucked the life out of me, and so I went off and studied to be a Cordon Bleu chef. What's great about food is that it's less about who you know and what you look like, and more about if you're any good. Kelis albumbleuchef share on social
Everything I do has a certain quality, a certain flair, a certain flavor. I like to eat the way I like to dress, the way I listen to music: put it all together, and it's a great party. Kelis dresseatflair Change image and share on social
I had always been a fan of Nas, but I never met him. This is the one guy in the industry who's, like, the phantom rapper. Kelis fanguyindustry Change image and share on social
There's a difference between a pop star and an artist. Pop stars have to be perfect all the time; an artist is allowed, on occasion, to suck. And I put myself in that category because I sometimes suck. I'm not trying to please the masses. It's not going to happen, so I don't try. Kelis allowartistcategory share on social
Being the ideal of a strong woman means utilizing all the things that God gives you. People are always saying to me, 'You're a strong female, so why are you wearing a bikini on the cover of that magazine?' Being a strong woman is misconstrued to be something evil and ugly. Kelis bikinicoverevil share on social
