Missy Elliott Quotes

Missy Elliott

Profession : Musician

Birth : July 1, 1971

I go out and date people, but I don't have that relationship, where you know, I'm like Jennifer Lopez, like I'm going to get married.

Missy Elliott

When I create something, it's got to be special, and it can't just be to throw something out there because I feel like I'm Missy.

Missy Elliott

I got to feel like what I'm giving the fans is 100 percent and that it's game-changing.

Missy Elliott

I know how domestic violence can affect a family, and I want to do everything I can to stop it from happening to others. The most important thing we can do is teach kids that they can break the cycle.

Missy Elliott

If I wanted to do 'The Missing Files of Missy Elliott,' I have probably six albums just sitting there.

Missy Elliott

I never record in front of anybody.

Missy Elliott

People are quick to be like, 'You're irrelevant. You're a flop; you're washed up.'

Missy Elliott

I was always feisty, always that kid that would be on the porch with a hairbrush singing or rapping.

Missy Elliott

I got more shy as I got older and realized people could be laughing at me or judging me.

Missy Elliott

When I first started in the business, I spent so much! Staying in a Trump Hotel for two years, spending eight Gs a month just living.

Missy Elliott

Lil' Kim is my sister, known her for years, and I'll never turn my back on her, but there is enough room for everybody. I want to see everybody get it.

Missy Elliott

I love to see women just have on their own, and you watch the guys do it all the time. They go out on the road with each other - probably don't even like each other, but they going to get that money.

Missy Elliott

Before, you only had one Public Enemy and one Rakim and one Salt 'N' Pepa. Now, people have got the formula, and some of them are just doing it for the cheque. It's kind of watered down.

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We're told that to be fly, you gotta have a fly car, the rims on your wheels, the fly jewels, and that to work a regular job and make legal money is uncool.

Missy Elliott

No, I'm a flirtatious person; I'll flirt all day long, but it really is hard to get into that when I'm so into the music, and I'm in the studio all day long and all night sometimes. That's not an exaggeration.

Missy Elliott

I can't complain. I think when you get to a certain point, you shouldn't complain because there's so many people who would kill to get to this point.

Missy Elliott

I don't want to get caught up and be an artist always on the go. Because once you do that, it's hard to get into the studio and do what I do.

Missy Elliott

I still represent for overweight adults and kids, but I am also now painfully and personally aware of the health issues.

Missy Elliott

I'd stand on the side of the road when I was just a little girl singing on trash cans. People would roll down their windows saying, 'Isn't she cute'. I had a vivid imagination. I always pretended it was some big stage.

Missy Elliott

I think Aaliyah has influenced artists like a Ciara.

Missy Elliott