GRAMMY Award-nominated singer-songwriter, performer, producer, COVERGIRL spokesperson and our July guest editor, Janelle Monáe, answers our quickfire questions.
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I usually get up around…6:14 a.m. every morning.
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I would never leave my home without…confidence and peace.
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My guilty pleasure is…staying in the bathtub for eight hours.
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My beauty essentials include…my COVERGIRL truBLEND Foundation and a smile.
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My favorite place to shop is…in Dubai.
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The best thing to do for a flawless complexion is…eat healthfully.
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If my days had one extra hour I’d…sit on the moon for an hour.
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The last thing I googled was…“how give to a proper interview.”
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The most surprising thing about my job is…I drive an electric bike daily.
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I’m dying to splurge on…more keyboards for my studio.
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When it comes to maintaining a healthy lifestyle I…surround myself with intelligent, genuinely kind and hard-working people.
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Right now I’m reading…Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler.
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If you looked at my desktop you’d see…Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge from Star Trek.
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My favorite game to play is…chess.
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A trend I just don’t get…when women and men use the word “bitch” as a way to refer to themselves.
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My ideal day would include…meditation, cereal eating, poetry, laughter, bathtub, writing an amazing song to stand the test of time and putting on red lipstick.
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My favorite place to travel…is time travel — 2719.
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One thing I do badly that I wish I did well…return calls.
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When I’m stressed I…admit that I’m stressed and laugh out loud. And eat cereal.
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When I’m looking to get inspired I…watch ants.
- The best advice I ever got…if Michael Jordan missed a layup, is he still Michael Jordan? Hell, yeah.