Am I R&B because I'm black? Am I pop because I have a song called 'Milkshake'? Or can I just be who the hell I am? Good Lord, people make it seem like we're doing heart transplants here, but we're just making music! Kelis More Quotes by Kelis More Quotes From Kelis Being the ideal of a strong woman means utilizing all the things that God gives you. People are always saying to me, 'You're a strong female, so why are you wearing a bikini on the cover of that magazine?' Being a strong woman is misconstrued to be something evil and ugly. Kelis strong-women mean people The truth I know for sure is that god is the creator of all things. And to not take ourselves too seriously. Kelis Motherhood puts everything into perspective, changes the way you look at life, and your perspective of what's actually important. Kelis motherhood perspective important They'll realize that beneath your unfeeling exterior is a heart that's breaking! Silently, and in more pain than any of us can possibly understand, because that's what it is to be Vulcan! Kelis realizing pain heart I cant live without Eucerin cream, lip gloss, gum, nail polish, and sparkly things. Kelis gum nails lips Trust your first instinct. Kelis instinct firsts Nourishment means a quality of life; consistency in the way we treat ourselves. Kelis consistency quality mean I dont ever want to part with any of my shoes. They all have a special place in my heart because they say something about who you are today. Kelis shoes special heart My last supper would be a charcuterie smorgasbord with every kind of meat, and sauces to dip them in. Kelis sauce meat would-be As a child, I'd help my mum cook, and it was ridiculous - she had the correct gadget or utensil for everything. 'Stop! Don't use that, I have exactly the right utensil.' After I left home, I survived on cup-a-meals and never saw myself as being like her. Now I've become her. Kelis meals home children God is the creator of all things. Kelis creator all-things I wasn't sure how I'd feel about breastfeeding, but quickly realized its brilliance. Kelis brilliance breastfeeding feels As a chef, if I can taste something, I can basically figure out whats in it. Kelis figures taste chef I studied to be a chef as a side thing, a little hobby that I enjoyed doing, but I ended up falling madly in love with the food and the lifestyle. Kelis hobbies littles fall I love lifestyle stuff, I love housewares. I'm really a homebody, honestly. Anything to do with my kitchen, or my house, I'm all about it. I'm working on a sauce line, so that's kind of exciting. I'm a saucier. Kelis love-life kitchen house Everyone's attention span is getting shorter. As a result, everything - films, music, art - gets watered down and dumber. Every now and again, you get something great, but not often. Kelis great you music art The music industry is a world of smoke and mirrors: they tell you exactly what they think you want to hear. And they are bare-faced lying. I tend to stay away from that. Kelis you smoke music world I had always been a fan of Nas, but I never met him. This is the one guy in the industry who's, like, the phantom rapper. Kelis never like always guy I was never an R&B artist. People coined me one, but that's because, especially if you're in the States, if you're black and you sing, then you're R&B. Kelis me you black people After 'Kelis Was Here,' I was done. I was like, 'I will never put out another record again; I hate this business; I hate all these people.' I was in this race that I didn't even realise that I was in. Kelis never hate business people
