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Missy Elliott Quotes

born 1971 United States

Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1, 1971), also known as Misdemeanor, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She embarked on her music career with R&B girl group Sista in the early-mid 1990s and later became a member of the Swing Mob collective along with childhood friend and longtime collaborator Timbaland, with whom she worked on projects for American R&B acts Aaliyah, 702, Total, and SWV.

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"People don’t realize that artists are sensitive or that they have feelings."

"So always fight for yourself and believe in yourself and your vision."

"Music is a male-dominated field. Women are not always taken as seriously as we should be, so sometimes we have to put our foot down."

"When I create music, it's not just about the song. I have to visually see something in my head too."

"Because nobody knows your vision better than you do. Nobody can tell your story as you can. You have to live it."

"And it’s okay to say, ‘Hey, I’m not okay today.’ "

"Be the truest form of yourself. If you go with what everybody else is doing you may risk falling into the crevices and the cracks, because there's so many people doing the same thing."

"Whatever you’re doing, if you feel like you’re in this place, and it seems to be working, stay there. Don’t allow other things to make you second-guess yourself, as long as it feels good to you."

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Missy Elliott (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.