You Had To Change Who You Were To Become Famous. I Thought That For A Very Long Time. Even After Signing A Record Deal, And Then Eventually Getting My Own Recording Company, Wonderland Records, I Had To Say No To A Lot Of Opportunities To Become Well Known. If It Didn't Align With My Values And If It Didn't Support The Image I Had Created For Myself, I'd Pass.

-Janelle Monae

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You Had To Change Who You Were

Janelle Monae

You Had To Change Who You Were To Become Famous. I Thought That For A Very Long Time. Even After Signing A Record Deal, And Then Eventually Getting My Own Recording Company, Wonderland Records, I Had To Say No To A Lot Of Opportunities To Become Well Known. If It Didn't Align With My Values And If It Didn't Support The Image I Had Created For Myself, I'd Pass.

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Opportunity

Long

Support

It's Hard For Me To Be Serious. I Can't Really Rub Oil On Me And Go All The Way With It [laughs]. I Hear Some Screams And I Laugh To Myself. I Always Get A Kick Out Of It. I'm Three Feet Tall, Basically.

Oil

Feet

Laughing