I think all musicians should understand that you have chosen not to be a soldier but a musician.
Meshell NdegeocelloI'm pushing ahead on my own - you no longer need a large record company to make you a star.
Meshell NdegeocelloIt's hard being bisexual, omnisexual, multisexual, whatever you want to call it, when people have their agenda and expect you to just represent their agenda.
Meshell NdegeocelloMy father was a jazz tenor sax player. He played in a lot of big bands. So I had that sound around me all the time. The first record that really caught my ear was Clifford Brown's 'Brownie Eyes.' I grew up listening to John Coltrane and Illinois Jacquet. This is where I come from... I love improvisational music.
Meshell Ndegeocello