Janet Jackson Quotes
"Well, not just the black community, but I think in I guess all communities,
you want to have a positive influence. Kids are very quick to emulate.
They listen to what you do and say and it's a fine line trying to be
true to yourself and your art but yet there's another side to you that
may have a slight edge without going too far over that edge for them.
It's kind of a tough thing, and I think it's important to have positive
roles."
"After September 11, we had bomb-sniffing dogs and tighter security
before each show. People were scared, but they wanted to be entertained
and escape."
"When I was a kid and going to concerts with artists I absolutely
loved, I hated when they would only do songs from their latest album.
I wanted
to hear them sing the old songs that I loved when I was real young
in school, songs that took me back to being with my friends and my
brothers. These songs bring a smile to your face. They would remind
me of when I just started dating so-and-so. They make you feel good
about a certain time in your life."
"My family inspires me, and I've also been greatly inspired by
Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, Sly & the Family Stone. I've had
all kinds of inspirations, from Led Zeppelin to AC/DC to opera to
Brazilian jazz.
As I got older, I got interested in Prince's music, but I didn't have
a crush on him."
"Maybe we're like the Kennedy family, because we've always been a
part of people's lives. I feel we're all here to do a certain job,
and mine
is to help people through my music. If you can make a positive difference
in one person's life, then to me that's what it's all about."
Janet Jackson Quick Facts
Born : Janet Damita Jo Jackson, 1966, Gary, Indiana.
Youngest : of the nine Jackson children.
Appeared : regularly as a teenager in the TV shows Diff'rent Strokes
and Fame.
Impersonated : Condoleezza Rice flashing her breast to the 9/11 commission
to divert attention from the war in Iraq.
Janet Jackson Discography
· 1982 Janet Jackson #63 US - Worldwide sales - 0.2 million
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1984 Dream Street #147 US - Worldwide sales - 0.3 million
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1986 Control #1 US, #8 UK, - Worldwide sales: 14 million
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1989 Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 #1 US, #4 UK, Worldwide sales:
14 million
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1993 janet. #1 US, #1 UK, Worlwide sales: 18 million
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1995 Design of a Decade 1986/1996 #3 US, #2 UK, Worldwide sales: 10
million
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1997 The Velvet Rope #1 US, #6 UK, Worldwide sales: 10 million
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2001 All For You #1 US, #2 UK, Worldwide sales: 7 million
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2004 Damita Jo #2 US, #32 UK, Worldwide sales: 3 million
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