People always want to categorize you and say oh, you are in this category, but there is nothing that I limit myself to doing. Categorizing myself will only limit my growth.

Quote by Janelle Monae

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I feel like I have a responsibility to my community and other young girls to...

I feel like I have a responsibility to my community and other young girls to...

The lesbian community has tried to claim me. But I only date androids. Nothing like...

The lesbian community has tried to claim me. But I only date androids. Nothing like...

I would also like to open a non-profit organization for young girls who come from...

I would also like to open a non-profit organization for young girls who come from...

I really just want to encourage and inspire people to use their freedom in a...

I really just want to encourage and inspire people to use their freedom in a...

I have lost family members from getting gunned down through violence and drugs, and all...

I have lost family members from getting gunned down through violence and drugs, and all...

Well, I know that I am a fighter and I will fight for something that...

Well, I know that I am a fighter and I will fight for something that...

My mom is a great artist and she inspired me when I was young to...

My mom is a great artist and she inspired me when I was young to...

It's up to me to help change the world, I cannot look at everybody else,...

It's up to me to help change the world, I cannot look at everybody else,...

I try to find peace when I wake up in the morning. Sometimes I don't...

I try to find peace when I wake up in the morning. Sometimes I don't...

I can't pretend, I am not a pretender.

I can't pretend, I am not a pretender.

I want to leave behind paintings and sculptures that can inspire someone.

I want to leave behind paintings and sculptures that can inspire someone.

I have lived and been through a lot and I challenge myself all the time...

I have lived and been through a lot and I challenge myself all the time...

When you are trying to change the world. You don't have time to look in...

When you are trying to change the world. You don't have time to look in...

When I am dead and gone, I want people to know that I tried to...

When I am dead and gone, I want people to know that I tried to...

I call it my uniform. My mother was a janitor and my father collected trash,...

I call it my uniform. My mother was a janitor and my father collected trash,...

I feel like Harriet Tubman, except I am trying to free people through underground music,...

I feel like Harriet Tubman, except I am trying to free people through underground music,...

I am going to take art more seriously. I most definitely want to leave behind...

I am going to take art more seriously. I most definitely want to leave behind...

I just want to be that person that is always constantly aware of my many...

I just want to be that person that is always constantly aware of my many...

So thats what I want to do with my music, I want to inspire people...

So thats what I want to do with my music, I want to inspire people...

I wear makeup and all of these other things, but I don't get caught up...

I wear makeup and all of these other things, but I don't get caught up...