“I wouldn't be as comfortable with who I am if it had not been for Prin...” — Janelle Monae Quote

“I wouldn't be as comfortable with who I am if it had not been for Prince. I mean, my label 'Wondaland' would not exist without 'Paisley Park' coming before us.”

“It's unfortunate that a lot of people think African-American female artists are monolithically R&B this-or-that, don't have to do anything by default.”

“Donald Trump is trying to build a wall. I'm trying to burn walls down and build more bridges.”

“I've never really understood the term 'Post-Impressionism' as more than a label for Cezanne, Gauguin and van Gogh.”

“It's really tough - if you're on a major label and they want you to have a number one song, you need to do what they say.”

“When I began to record 'El Mal Querer,' I didn't have a label or a team. It was just my family - my mother and my sister - and my friends.”