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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 30 quotes by Meshell Ndegeocello Meshell Ndegeocello Meshell Ndegeocello performing in Washington, D.C., 2007 Background information Birth name Michelle Lynn Johnson Also known as Meshell Suhaila Bashir-Shakur Me'Shell Ndegéocello Born (1968-08-29) August 29, 1968 (age 46) Berlin, Germany Origin Washington, D.C., United States Genres Funk, soul, jazz, hip hop, reggae, rock Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, rapper Instruments Vocals, bass Years active 1992–present Labels... Read full biography of Meshell Ndegeocello → 1 2 3 Ctrl → We're all just bags of bones and muscle and hormones; I'll never understand what makes our minds do the things we do. It's like that... → 0 I think secretly I've realized after my time on the planet that I have no control over what people feel about me or need from me, so I just have... → 0 Children are born with their own optimism. They have a clarity and a simplicity that we can only wish for. 0 It's hard being bisexual, omnisexual, multisexual, whatever you want to call it, when people have their agenda and expect you to just represent... → 0 Once you encounter people who are really testing the limits of kindness, that's when you start to build up a shield and close yourself down. 0 Music is my only guide. I don't care if people pigeonhole me. Miles Davis is my hero. He covered Cindy Lauper and Michael Jackson, and he... → 0 My greatest influence is Jimi Hendrix, and if he's been reincarnated, or if he's looking down, sideways, or looking up, I just wanted to tell... → 0 My 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... → 0 My favorite period is when we lived in the land of the three-minute song. The Motown thing - I thought they were genius in knowing that's as much... → 0 Allow the artist to finish the piece of work before you critique it. 0 There's no hierarchy in suffering. I think songs that are transcendent are the ones where everyone can feel something from it, you know? 0 Any ideas of 'other' are complicated, and otherness is relative to personal ideas of 'normal.' 0 I watch documentaries for information. I watch films to be entertained. 0 1 2 3 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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