People in my family and camp who grew up listening to rap music love We Are Young. Ive heard it play at weddings. Ive heard it in graduation parties. Its a big idea and big song. – Janelle Monae
I believe that imagination inspires nations. Its something that I live by. – Janelle Monae
When I got into the music industry, I wasnt focused on being the most famous artist or even getting a major record deal. It was just to make music on my own terms or create my own image, do my own hair, do my own makeup. – Janelle Monae
Some songs you get. Some songs you may not. And I think thats the beauty of art: to question and to ask, to understand the deeper meaning after two or three or four listenings. – Janelle Monae