Once you encounter people who are really testing the limits of kindness, that's when you start to build up a shield and close yourself down. Meshell Ndegeocello buildcloseencounter Change image and share on social
Not to be a Bible-thumper, but there really is nothing new under the sun. Meshell Ndegeocello biblesunthumper Change image and share on social
I'm pushing ahead on my own - you no longer need a large record company to make you a star. Meshell Ndegeocello aheadcompanylarge Change image and share on social
I'm a true believer that unless you're Prince or Stevie Wonder - and even Prince is showing that he needs help - not everybody can produce themselves. I'm definitely not that person. Meshell Ndegeocello believerpersonprince Change image and share on social
My father was a jazz tenor sax player. He played in a lot of big bands. So I had that sound around me all the time. The first record that really caught my ear was Clifford Brown's 'Brownie Eyes.' I grew up listening to John Coltrane and Illinois Jacquet. This is where I come from... I love improvisational music. Meshell Ndegeocello bandbigbrown share on social
My greatest influence is Jimi Hendrix, and if he's been reincarnated, or if he's looking down, sideways, or looking up, I just wanted to tell him that I love him and thank him for opening doors for me. I just wanted to make it beautiful for him. Meshell Ndegeocello beautifuldoorgreat share on social
We're all just bags of bones and muscle and hormones; I'll never understand what makes our minds do the things we do. It's like that statue of the monkey holding a skull. We're trying to use a thing we don't understand to understand ourselves. Meshell Ndegeocello bagbonehold share on social
I'm becoming more and more apolitical - I think the most revolutionary thing you can do is just live your life and have a good time. Before they scoop you up on the street or you die. Meshell Ndegeocello apoliticaldiegood Change image and share on social
Any ideas of 'other' are complicated, and otherness is relative to personal ideas of 'normal.' Meshell Ndegeocello complicateideanormal Change image and share on social
I think secretly I've realized after my time on the planet that I have no control over what people feel about me or need from me, so I just have a more laid-back approach in my apologies. Meshell Ndegeocello apologyapproachback Change image and share on social