My desire was never to put out albums; it was to do musical theatre! 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-womenmeanpeople 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 motherhoodperspectiveimportant 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 realizingpainheart I cant live without Eucerin cream, lip gloss, gum, nail polish, and sparkly things. Kelis gumnailslips Trust your first instinct. Kelis instinctfirsts Nourishment means a quality of life; consistency in the way we treat ourselves. Kelis consistencyqualitymean 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 shoesspecialheart My last supper would be a charcuterie smorgasbord with every kind of meat, and sauces to dip them in. Kelis saucemeatwould-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 mealshomechildren God is the creator of all things. Kelis creatorall-things I wasn't sure how I'd feel about breastfeeding, but quickly realized its brilliance. Kelis brilliancebreastfeedingfeels As a chef, if I can taste something, I can basically figure out whats in it. Kelis figurestastechef 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 hobbieslittlesfall 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-lifekitchenhouse 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 greatyoumusicart 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 yousmokemusicworld 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 neverlikealwaysguy 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 i-amgoodmusicheart 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 meyoublackpeople
