Mary J. Blige
The fact is that everyone at the labels wants to do what everyone else is doing. You have to look like her; you have to be like her; you have to sing like her, and no one can express themselves. I look at Rihanna and I am so proud of her. She speaks loudly! You have to stand up and clap. She expresses herself through fashion. She actually can sing. And her songs mean something, even to me, you know?Collection: Fashion
I like what I see when I'm looking at me when I'm walking past the mirror.Collection: Past
Then my life crashed and burned down: trials, men, drama, no self-love, no identity. A little identity, but not a lot of love for myself, my life.Collection: Drama
We are all spirits. We get depressed. But music makes you want to live. I know my music has saved my life.Collection: Depression
Working in the studio is a more personal experience whereas on stage in front of a billion people, its more exciting performing live.Collection: People
I'm searching for a real love.Collection: Real
I'm hoping that my entrepreneurial side will have me at a place where I don't have to do anything. That's what I'm striving for.Collection: Sides
I decided to start my own label because so many people with talent come to me wanting to know how they can get in the music business.Collection: People
My career doesn't get harder because when you have something to share, you have something to share. And when it's a trial or a situation that you triumph out of, you have to - because this is the relationship I started with my fans on the My Life album in 1994. You have to share in order for people to see how you came through it, or how you're dealing with having thoughts of doubting yourself. What songs are gonna help you? What lyrics are gonna pull you out of your slump?Collection: Song
It’s that first step-getting out the door-that’s the toughest. If you can do that, you’ve already won.Collection: Firsts