When you realize it's your responsibility to be a leader and create the world that you want to see, you have to do it.
Janelle MonaeI will not be a slave to my image, nor will I be a slave to anyone else's interpretations of me.
Janelle MonaeThe colors black and white are my uniform, to honor the working class. People like my parents, who were janitors and had to wear a uniform every day. It keeps me grounded.
Janelle Monae