I need you like the blues needs the pain.

I believe in a higher power. I believe in inspiration.

I wanted to talk about my life. There is so much. I was 18 when I made the record, and I had a lot to say.

My first name ain't baby, it's Janet, Miss Jackson if you're nasty

No word is absolutely wrong or dirty or insulting. It all depends upon context and intention.

Another side to me is this very sexual being. When I look back on my life, it's always been there. It's been there since I was 10 years old, having the imagination that I had.

I've never been one for keeping a journal, so my songs were my journals. They allowed me to express my feelings and let people know what was going on with me. I knew that somebody would relate.