Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jacksonis an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 30 years. The youngest child of the Jackson family, she began her career with the variety television series The Jacksons in 1976 and went on to appear in other television shows throughout the 1970s and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth16 May 1966
CityGary, IN
CountryUnited States of America
Janet Jackson quotes about
There is a lot I haven't said that I actually could say. I hope people would find it interesting. I know a lot of people could relate to it.
People do see me as sweet and innocent. Not to say that I am not those things. But I have other sides to me.
Damita Jo. Jo. That's my middle name. It's let in about the different characters that live within me. They say we have 200 characters that we portray with different people.
Marvin Gaye is our John Lennon. The longer he's gone, the more young people appreciate his art. 'What's Going On' was a work of genius far ahead of it's time.
You can't worry about pleasing other people; you have to please yourself.
All those songs reflect all the people that live within me.
I'm happy with the people that I have around me. And they've been friends of mine since I was young, for a very long time.
People can have rhinoceros skin, but there's a point when something's going to hurt you.
I've never been one for keeping a journal, so my songs were my journals. They allowed me to express my feelings and let people know what was going on with me. I knew that somebody would relate.
I feel that when two people are married - not that you have to totally give up your career - you have to spend time with one another, get to know each other more, just share things with each other.
You don't know how many people come up to me and say, 'This child was conceived listening to you.'
If people want to know the truth, why don't they just come to me and ask?
I feel everyone is put here for a reason. Everyone has a calling. I always thought my real calling was to help other people.
When I'm getting ready for a tour, I'll work out with the dancers.