I still get nervous about singing. I drink tea with honey and lemon before every concert. And I need to have scented candles in all of my hotel rooms. Mary J. Blige candleconcertdrink Change image and share on social
I care about me now. When I didn't care about me, I was, like, 'Why is this going wrong? Why is my life so bad?' But when you don't care about yourself, nobody else is going to care about you. So I learned to love myself, even if nobody else does. Mary J. Blige badcarelearn share on social
Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free. Mary J. Blige feelfreegive Change image and share on social
I can't just make a song people can dance in a club to... it still has to be real. Mary J. Blige clubdancemake Change image and share on social
When life is real, it's not going to be smooth. Mary J. Blige liferealsmooth Change image and share on social
The younger Mary J. Blige, I would call her, she was very unaware, ignorant. Mary J. Blige bligecallignorant Change image and share on social
I can go out raw with nothing, and my fans would still be happy, but I feel that I owe it to them to give them almost like a Broadway musical at this point in my life. I have to give them something more, so I do have to think of different ways to do it. Mary J. Blige broadwayfanfeel share on social
I suffered from self hatred so much. It's like I didn't want to look like that any more. I didn't to feel like that any more. It had to be another way. Mary J. Blige feelhatredsuffer Change image and share on social
I think women should band together to get us more respect in all the businesses that we're in because, you know, if we turn 40, we're nothing and nobody. We all should band together and just say we're not gonna go down like that. Mary J. Blige bandbusinessgonna share on social
It's challenging to find an identity as a young person if you don't have the sustenance of love, because you're being shipped around. Mary J. Blige challengefindidentity Change image and share on social
