Growing up, I was the preferred hairstylist for all of my friends.
MARY J. BLIGEGrowing up, I was the preferred hairstylist for all of my friends.
MARY J. BLIGEI’ve just been growing right along. It’s painful, but it’s a great pain, and I like suffering for great results. It’s like going to the gym. It hurts really bad at first, but after a couple of months and after that diet, you’re looking so hot.
MARY J. BLIGEBelieve in yourself when nobody else does.
MARY J. BLIGEIt hurts a lot when you cannot really comprehend what a person is saying in a meeting, or you don’t even understand what you’re reading in your contract.
MARY J. BLIGEI’m hoping that my entrepreneurial side will have me at a place where I don’t have to do anything. That’s what I’m striving for.
MARY J. BLIGEThen my life crashed and burned down: trials, men, drama, no self-love, no identity. A little identity, but not a lot of love for myself, my life.
MARY J. BLIGEThe music business is really, really small. The real music is becoming almost extinct, if you don’t stay true to who you are.
MARY J. BLIGEIt’s not just songs and glamour. It’s sweat, blood, broken toes, and mistakes… It’s life.
MARY J. BLIGEAs a kid, I dreamed about being onstage.
MARY J. BLIGEIt’s OK showing yourself some love.
MARY J. BLIGEI wish I had known that education is the key. That knowledge is power. Now I pick up books and watch educational shows with my husband. I’m seeing how knowledge can elevate you.
MARY J. BLIGEThank you so much for supporting me from the day I stepped foot into the music industry. It really means something to me to have Maya Angelou speak on my behalf. It also means a lot to have Oprah on my speed dial!
MARY J. BLIGEFor the first time in my life, I’m proud of myself
MARY J. BLIGEIt’s challenging to find an identity as a young person if you don’t have the sustenance of love, because you’re being shipped around.
MARY J. BLIGEI do consider myself part of black history.
MARY J. BLIGEOnce you climb to another level, you have to figure out how to sustain it.
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