I have to respect her family, and until they come and say, 'We're ready to do an Aaliyah album,' then I don't really want to come and try to get into that because that's very sensitive.
From Missy Elliott
I remember having mice in the house and my father taking some newspaper and beating me because mice was running on me while I was asleep.
Maybe I should find myself one of those sexy British soccer stars. David Beckham is hot. But I've got a hell of a lot of competition.
The person I eventually find will have to like me and my style.
A lot of times, I walk down the street and listen to people argue, and then I write a song about it.
You don't make any money being an artist. Writing and producing? You get your money from that. You live comfortable.
Seeing my mother become very strong and very independent had a huge impact on me.
The fun part of being an entertainer is that you call up Six Flags, and you say, 'I'm coming,' and you get to get on all the rides before everyone. I hate standing in line.
Especially when the expectations become so high of you, you always remember the last record that might have been really successful, and you're trying to outdo that or trying to make something that does not sound like the last record.
I talked about my father being abusive to my mother - people have never heard me talk about anything like that. That brings people a little bit more personal with Missy.
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