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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 statue of the monkey holding a skull. We're trying to use a thing we don't understand to understand ourselves.

From Meshell Ndegeocello

Not to be a Bible-thumper, but there really is nothing new under the sun.

From Meshell Ndegeocello

I'm becoming more and more apolitical - I think the most revolutionary thing you can do is just live your life and have a good time. Before they scoop you up on the street or you die.

From Meshell Ndegeocello

I love children. I'd prefer to be around children much more than adults, actually. And I like animals, too. I'm just really into beings who are at ease with themselves.

From Meshell Ndegeocello

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.

From Meshell Ndegeocello

I find myself wanting to make music at the dining room table or in the bedroom - I'm kind of a mobile writer, so I sort of move around the house. But the attic is definitely where I can make the most noise. While everyone on the lower floors screams 'Earthquake!' But no! It's just my bass!

From Meshell Ndegeocello

I watch documentaries for information. I watch films to be entertained.

From Meshell Ndegeocello

Allow the artist to finish the piece of work before you critique it.

From Meshell Ndegeocello

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 didn't give a hoot about what the purists said.

From Meshell Ndegeocello

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 caught my ear was Clifford Brown's 'Brownie Eyes.' I grew up listening to John Coltrane and Illinois Jacquet. This is where I come from... I love improvisational music.

From Meshell Ndegeocello

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