I always think about the next generation and creating a different blueprint for them. That's my goal: to let them know there's another way.
Janelle MonaeI think if people genuinely want to help ... that'll shine through, no matter what color or what race. We cannot see race before compassion.
Janelle MonaeSome songs you get. Some songs you may not. And I think that's the beauty of art: to question and to ask, to understand the deeper meaning after two or three or four listenings.
Janelle MonaeI really just want to encourage and inspire people to use their freedom in a positive way and in a way that is inspiring to other people. I want to continue to pass down the seeds of change within the world. I think that it can start with just one person. Just like a rumor can get carried on, so can inspiration.
Janelle Monae