Chrisette Michele
Chrisette Michele
Chrisette Michele Payne, known professionally as Chrisette Michele, is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. She was signed to the Motown Records but recently left in order to sign herself under her own label Rich Hipster. She won a Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2009 for her song "Be OK"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth8 December 1982
CityCentral Islip, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I'm an advocate of music in schools. It's important to me that music is in as many schools as possible across this country and across the world. I think that it's a lost art form because kids aren't as exposed to it as maybe they used to be, or should be. I was exposed heavily to jazz and that's why I love it.
At the end of the day, I think that music lovers are going to love me. I think the pop songs that are on my album will be loved by the pop listeners and the R&B songs will be loved by the R&B people. I think that each song has a broad enough sound that I won't be pigeon holed. At the same time I think it is appealing to many different audiences.
My shaven head is my way of saying 'I wont take no for an answer,' it is my way of saying 'I believe in my creativity and artistry.
It doesn't take a year to sing a song. Takes a year for people to figure out how to market it.
My ears sort of turn off when someone tells me that what my heart is saying isn't a good idea.
Meeting all the wonderful, new people and people appreciating my new music has been a really fun and blessed ride.
I think when you write every song on your album - it's like having eleven or twelve children. It's hard to say I like this one song more or I like that one more. I love every song on the album. What's happening is that I'm hoping that everyone will be very satisfied. I think the single "Good Girl" will be adored by the people in the urban world and I think the "Best of Me" will be loved by people in the pop world.
I used to be so afraid to say what I really think.
Art is love and it covers. It sheilds.