She gave an interview on The Current (on the fourth day of November ) - and talked at some length about working with Prince...

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130888657

Thanks for posting this.

My pleasure.

The most interesting part (to me, anyway) was hearing that Prince asked her to do his tribute at the BET awards, chose Let's Go Crazy for her, personally - and loved what she did with it.

I hope some of the people around here who were saying, "Well, how did she get to do that?" and "Well, that was embarrassing," listen to this - and get a clue.

I like Janelle Monae, but I didn't like her version of Let's Go Crazy.

Genesia said:

My pleasure.

The most interesting part (to me, anyway) was hearing that Prince asked her to do his tribute at the BET awards, chose Let's Go Crazy for her, personally - and loved what she did with it.

I hope some of the people around here who were saying, "Well, how did she get to do that?" and "Well, that was embarrassing," listen to this - and get a clue.

I still didn't like it. I thought she looked like she was having a seizure under a strobe light.

I'm actually kind of hoping she doesn't perform on the nights I'm at the show- or at least not ALL of them.

But it's cool if Prince liked it, since it was for him.

This was posted already.

Http://prince.org/msg/8/346655

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chocolate1 said:

I thought she looked like she was having a seizure under a strobe light.

Janelle opened for Erykah a few months back and I loved her! Her LGC performance was so-so...

Ta for the heads up Genesia.

i LOVE janelle. so so much.

gamera said:

i LOVE janelle. so so much.

same here...

SomewhereHereOnEarth said:

gamera said:

i LOVE janelle. so so much.

same here...

Archandroid is great stuff..i loved her performance at Letterman as well....

kewlschool said:

I like Janelle Monae, but I didn't like her version of Let's Go Crazy.

Same here, by the way that whole BET tribute was absolutely horrible to watch.

I'm not impressed by anything from Janelle so far...but I will give her another shot..since Prince thinks she is best new thing around. But I'm hoping if she doesn't improve from that BET performance, she won't perform all 3 concerts I"m attending.

She was the only interesting bit in that whole half-assed tribute.

DaphneLovesPR1NCE said:

I'm not impressed by anything from Janelle so far...but I will give her another shot..since Prince thinks she is best new thing around. But I'm hoping if she doesn't improve from that BET performance, she won't perform all 3 concerts I"m attending.

johnart said:

She was the only interesting bit in that whole half-assed tribute.

Thank you.

This was not posted as a "take another swipe at Janelle because you have wax in your ears" thread.

Genesia said:

johnart said:

She was the only interesting bit in that whole half-assed tribute.

Thank you.

This was not posted as a "take another swipe at Janelle because you have wax in your ears" thread.

Huh?

Not everybody likes the same thing.... You like her- I (and other people) don't.

Sorry, no wax. Different taste.

chocolate1 said:

Genesia said:

Thank you.

This was not posted as a "take another swipe at Janelle because you have wax in your ears" thread.

Huh?

Not everybody likes the same thing.... You like her- I (and other people) don't.

Sorry, no wax. Different taste.

You've been in here twice to say you don't like her. Fine. We get it. Move on.

You know I think you're cool, most of the time...

I was commenting on your snipe about having wax in our ears...

You need to deal with the fact that someone didn't agree with you.

You get "cute" when someone calls you out on your BS.

With that... Buh-bye.

Can I just come in here twice to say I LOVE Janelle Monae??!!!!

gamera said:

Can I just come in here twice to say I LOVE Janelle Monae??!!!!

Yes!

i didn't like her tribute. i watched it eariler. cant find one with the intro montage anywhere online anywhere. looking forward to the other girl esperenza how u spell it? i liked her cover alot as i did alicia's. imagine if he brought alicia on tour with him??? didn't liked patty labelle's cover at all either.

chocolate1 said:

Genesia said:

My pleasure.

The most interesting part (to me, anyway) was hearing that Prince asked her to do his tribute at the BET awards, chose Let's Go Crazy for her, personally - and loved what she did with it.

I hope some of the people around here who were saying, "Well, how did she get to do that?" and "Well, that was embarrassing," listen to this - and get a clue.

I still didn't like it. I thought she looked like she was having a seizure under a strobe light.

I'm actually kind of hoping she doesn't perform on the nights I'm at the show- or at least not ALL of them.

But it's cool if Prince liked it, since it was for him.

You would not like her live show then cause she is like that for her entire show. SHE ROCKS!! I have never seen anyone perforn an entire show woth such energy. I saw her 2 years ago opening for N.E.R.D. and she was AWESOME!! Don't change your style Janelle!! Keep on rocking hard!!

Just can't get into her at all

does she have adhd or something? she looks like a 5 yrold having a sugar tantrum

oh yeah she was on the tvs at the mall too.i was like theres that weird girl with the weird hair

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I love this girl.

Besides being an obviously stellar talent, maybe the greatest thing about her as a celebrity is that she is an extremely positive female role-model with true depth and sincerity in a landscape of largely vapid, over-sexed, thoughtless pop divas. This is what makes her music really matter the most in my opinion. The fact that you can't get down with her style of dance is an aside and it's a shame that it causes you to shy from her as an artist, especially since (insert wild .org assumption here ------>) you are a Prince fan. Prince is an excellent example of an artist who deserves more than a surface level study. Many people have dismissed him because of his clothes or his hair or his antics (on or offstage), and all of those people have missed out on his truly unique and wonderful musical journey of a career. I think time is going to show us that Janelle is this kind of artist as well.

[Edited 11/10/10 19:22pm]

She can talk at my length any time...

gamera said:

Besides being an obviously stellar talent, maybe the greatest thing about her as a celebrity is that she is an extremely positive female role-model with true depth and sincerity in a landscape of largely vapid, over-sexed, thoughtless pop divas. This is what makes her music really matter the most in my opinion. The fact that you can't get down with her style of dance is an aside and it's a shame that it causes you to shy from her as an artist, especially since (insert wild .org assumption here ------>) you are a Prince fan. Prince is an excellent example of an artist who deserves more than a surface level study. Many people have dismissed him because of his clothes or his hair or his antics on or offstage, and all of those people have missed out on the truly unique and wonderful musical journey of a career. I think time is going to show us that Janelle is this kind of artist as well.

Janelle is so fantasic, utterly amazing imo and her band compliments every move she makes. There's so much energy, insight and funk there's no denying she has what it takes. Tightrope is a masterpiece, imo, along with a few others. I can't get enough of Archandroid and love Metropolis too I picked up both CD's at First Avenue when she was there in September. Janelle has "it" no doubt about it

I even find myself looking forward to 'Of Montreal's" make the bus. Great Cd, I'm still spinning it several times a day, so much diversity.