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Janelle Monae Biography

Janelle Monáe Robinson (/dʒəˈnɛl moʊˈneɪ/; born December 1, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, actress, and model. She is signed to her own imprint, Wondaland Arts Society, and Atlantic Records. After her first unofficial studio album, The Audition, she publicly debuted with a conceptual EP titled Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase), which peaked at number 115 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

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I'm always thinking about that young girl or young boy who doesn't quite know if their music, their messaging, their imaging, their voice is going to pop, if people are going to understand them. So I represent the other and those who feel like they don't even want to be normal. They embrace the things that make them unique.

Boys, Girl, Make, Pop, Represent, Unique

You are only as beautiful as the many beautiful things you do for others without expectation.

Beautiful, Beautiful Things, Expectation, Expectations, Things

First, before I'm an artist, before I'm a celebrity, I'm a human being.

Artist, Celebrity, Firsts, Human, Humans

I'm inspired by the words: 'electrifying', 'epic', 'minimalistic', 'transcendent', 'timeless' and 'rock n' roll. '

Electrifying, Epic, Rock N Roll, Rocks, Timeless, Words

When I got into the music industry, I wasn't 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.

Artist, Hair, Make, Makeup, Record

I think if people genuinely want to help. . . that'll shine through, no matter what color or what race. We cannot see race before compassion.

Compassion, Matter, Race, See, Think, Thinking

I take goldenseal, Echinacea and cod liver oil when flying to boost my immune system.

Boost, Cod, Flying, Goldenseal, Oil

I was made to believe there's something wrong with me.

Believe, Made, Wrong

Even if it makes others comfortable, I will LOVE who I am

Comfortable, Ifs, Love, Who I Am

I won't sit here and say I've never had a pimple, but I try to have a really great diet, you know, lots of vegetables and fish. And I think stress plays a huge part too.

Huge, Lots, Say, Stress, Thinking, Vegetables

Children go with whatever makes them feel good - like if that's the color green or orange, they do that with their clothes. As I've grown older, everything reversed. My music, my personality - onstage those things became my colors.

Became, Children, Clothes, Color, Grown, Reversed

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

Believe, Imagination, Inspire, Nations

Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable.

Embrace, Uncomfortable, Unique

I'm really thankful to have my own record label. I've always looked up to people like Madonna when she launched Maverick Records. Even Jay Z and Sean "Puffy" Combs, who's a mentor and also gave me a shot when I was an independent artist in Atlanta. He came to my show, and he said, "I just want people to know about you. "

Artist, Atlanta, Came, Independent, Maverick, Sean

Things might not go as planned, but at the end of the day it’s up to me to take those risks and do what I love most. And I don’t owe anybody an explanation. My journey is my journey.

Day, Explanation, Journey, Owe, Risk, The End Of The Day

I believe it's time that women truly owned their superpowers and used their beauty and strength to change the world around them.

Beauty, Believe, Inspirational, Time, World

Perfection is the enemy of greatness

Enemy, Greatness, Perfection

I'm not a politician; I'm an artist.

Artist, Politician

It's a big universe. To stay in one tiny place is doing a disservice to yourself.

Bigs, Disservice, Stay, Tiny, Universe

Part of what my music represents is to stand up and be the voice of those who feel like they are not heard and want to be treated with respect regardless of race, color, orientation - android, cyborg, whatever.

Android, Color, Race, Respect, Treated, Voice

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