When I was 17, my producer Rodney Jerkins was working with Michael Jackson at the time. He knew how much I wanted to meet Michael Jackson, so he says, ‘Would you like to come and meet him?’
BRANDY NORWOODWhen I was 17, my producer Rodney Jerkins was working with Michael Jackson at the time. He knew how much I wanted to meet Michael Jackson, so he says, ‘Would you like to come and meet him?’
BRANDY NORWOODI needed to explore my talent and versatility and see if I had another side to me, another sound.
BRANDY NORWOODI don’t know how I feel right now.
BRANDY NORWOODI don’t want to sell myself short just to get to the top of the charts. It doesn’t feel that great. Feeling proud of your work feels greater than being at the top of the charts.
BRANDY NORWOODI’m not an R&B singer, I’m a singer. I can sing any music that makes me feel inspired whether it’s Country, a little bit of Rock and roll but within my roots as well.
BRANDY NORWOODAll my favorite stars, my family and my friends are here. I’m having the happiest birthday that an 18-year-old girl could ever have.
BRANDY NORWOODI think the Grammy is like the award, you know.
BRANDY NORWOODTo be on this set today, I feel very blessed for the second chance and for the opportunity, my record company believing in me and everybody here just showing me so much love and support.
BRANDY NORWOODIn my life right now, in my music, and just overall I feel like I’m winning. It doesn’t matter what this person is saying or what the charts are saying or what award shows are saying, the public opinion doesn’t matter. I feel like I’m winning in my spirit.
BRANDY NORWOODAll I could think about was, ‘I just wanna blow him away. I wanna make him proud, because I really wanna sign with Timbaland and spend the rest of my career making music with Tim.’
BRANDY NORWOODI think creativity becomes really beautiful and magical when you allow it to do what it’s needing you to do.
BRANDY NORWOODAnd I’m looking at him like, ‘Oh my God. This is Michael Jackson’. I fainted, blacked out – like seriously blacked out.
BRANDY NORWOODThat’s the beautiful part about acting – you get to play somebody other than yourself. So, I’m open to people who can’t sing, people who can, people that sing a little bit, or people that sing a lot.
BRANDY NORWOODThe extra opinions and the extra praise is just a bonus, it’s not the main thing. The main thing is how I feel about myself. And I feel really good about myself.
BRANDY NORWOODWhen you don’t know your values or who you are or you start to believe things other people are telling you, you get lost. I was just lost because I didn’t know what I meant to music or what music meant to me. Now I just belong solo and I belong by myself.
BRANDY NORWOODIt feels so great to be back on the scene.
BRANDY NORWOOD