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" I want to make something commercial that people can pick up on. "
Missy Elliott
Want
Up
Something
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" Before Missy, there was no comparison to what Missy was doing. "
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" I think Aaliyah has influenced artists like a Ciara. "
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" I was always feisty, always that kid that would be on the porch with a hairbrush singing or rapping. "
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" I remember having mice in the house and my father taking some newspaper and beating me because mice was running on me while I was asleep. "
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" If anybody calls me a female Quincy Jones, that's way, way complimentary. That's something I'll cherish for life. "
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" Things happen in your life, and then you can write something else instead of the same three topics - like, how many times can we write about the clubs? "
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" I didn't want to be a genius! That ain't cool. "
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" I felt like, 'How do I fit in'? I'm battling. But then I never fit in!'... I thank God for somebody like Pharrell who stayed in my ear. For him, at that time, 'Happy' was everywhere; he didn't have to share anything with me. "
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" I never record in front of anybody. "
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Front
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" Music is a male-dominated field. "
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" I've only ever had two vacations in my whole career, and I've been in the industry over twenty-something years! "
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Two
Over
" When it comes to size, most people don't want to see themselves looking bigger than what they are. "
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Looking
Size
" My imagination is so far out there already. People couldn't imagine what goes on in my brain. "
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Imagine
Imagination
" When I create something, it's got to be special, and it can't just be to throw something out there because I feel like I'm Missy. "
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Create
Special
" Seeing my mother become very strong and very independent had a huge impact on me. "
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Mother
Seeing
Had
" You have to be ready to sing and perform at any time. "
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Time
You
" I can't complain. I think when you get to a certain point, you shouldn't complain because there's so many people who would kill to get to this point. "
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Point
People
Who
" I don't want to get caught up and be an artist always on the go. Because once you do that, it's hard to get into the studio and do what I do. "
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Want
You
Hard
" The reason I stay home more is because I realise that my blood pressure started going up. "
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Pressure
Up
Reason
" I always have been an entertainer, whether it's been joking or performing for people. And I always thought I had a talent, because I could rap and I could sing, and I did write. And all the other kids were going to college, but I just felt like I had to do this first, and if it didn't work, then I would go to college. "
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College
People
Talent
" I never stopped recording, but I went through a period where... The one thing that a lot of people don't know is that for as long as I've been as artist, I've been a writer and a producer. "
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Where
People
" I love my mother. She's my first love. She has been through a lot and is a sole survivor. "
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She
Survivor
Mother
" My first love is writing and producing. So I sometimes put my own stuff off to work on other people's projects. "
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Love Is
Love
People
" I go out and date people, but I don't have that relationship, where you know, I'm like Jennifer Lopez, like I'm going to get married. "
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Know
Relationship
People
" I want to be cutting-edge. "
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" I most definitely want kids, but I'll probably adopt kids. "
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Kids
Most
Want
" I never drank water. Always soda. I didn't use to like water, but I've had to train myself to drink it. "
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Drink
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" I was very disturbed to find that a few people were angry at my weight loss. "
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Find
Loss
" I didn't want to just be an artist and let someone else have all that control over me. I knew I would have to produce. "
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