Top 110 Missy Elliott Quotes

I’m blessed to be living this dream of writing and singing, but that’s not the real dream I had. The real dream was to make enough money to take care of all the pain and suffering that my mother has been through.

No matter what I’m doing for myself or someone else, I’m constantly writing and working on other people’s albums.

I never drank water. Always soda. I didn’t use to like water, but I’ve had to train myself to drink it.

I never drank water. Always soda. I didn’t use to like water, but I’ve had to train myself to drink it.

I’ve learnt to be happy by myself.

I didn’t want to be a genius! That ain’t cool.

I remember, in school, writing Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson and asking them to come get me out of class. I would imagine them running down the hall and asking my teacher, ‘Ms. Daniels, can we get Missy out of class? We’re here to see Missy.’

I’m blessed to be living this dream of writing and singing, but that’s not the real dream I had. The real dream was to make enough money to take care of all the pain and suffering that my mother has been through.

When I first started out in the music industry and went to Elektra Records, I didn’t go to be an artist, I went to get a record label started. And they said in order to have a label deal, I had to be an artist – so that’s what I did.

I know that some people shy away from what I say. They think it is too blunt, but when you don’t give people that, they feel like you are being fake and you’re not telling the truth. So it’s like, you want me to tell the truth, but when I do, it’s too much for you.

My first love is writing and producing. So I sometimes put my own stuff off to work on other people’s projects.

What my home life is like now is great.

There’s that saying: ‘God gave you talent, and if you don’t use it He’ll take it away from you.’ And I always said, ‘I don’t want God to come down and take my talents away.’ So, by using all these talents and being successful in all of them, I’ve always got something to fall back on.

My blood pressure was always up from just overworking.

I feel like, O.K., if I can make it as a singer, then let me try rapping. If I can make it as a rapper, then let me try writing. All right? If I make it as a rap singer and writer, then why not try to produce? I don’t feel limited in any way.

I try not to be cruel to people. I know there’s a karma, and I’m constantly thinking of my blessings. I live and die by being a Baptist. If I can’t go to church on a Sunday, I’ll get a tape by the Clark Sisters and slide it in for the day.

I think it’s hard for Aaliyah to be duplicated, because she had her own lane.

Me personally, I don’t ask too much, but I do ask Him to continue to bless me successfully, financially, and just to keep me humble.

I want people to feel the heat while they walk down the street and they’re just kickin’ it.

It’s just that back then we didn’t know that was considered being a coproducer. I would sit on the side and say what I wanted musically, but at the time we thought if you aren’t the one playing it, you don’t get the credit. Now you’ll start seeing my name listed as producer.

If I wanted to do ‘The Missing Files of Missy Elliott,’ I have probably six albums just sitting there.

When I first started in the business, I spent so much! Staying in a Trump Hotel for two years, spending eight Gs a month just living.

I think Aaliyah has influenced artists like a Ciara.

Music should be your escape.

The fun part of being an entertainer is that you call up Six Flags, and you say, ‘I’m coming,’ and you get to get on all the rides before everyone. I hate standing in line.

A lot of people don’t know a lot of records that I’ve written or produced, so that’s a highlight for me as a woman.

And basically I always said when I was little that if I ever became successful or a celebrity, I would buy her this huge house and she would never have to work anymore. And I’ve done that. So I feel happy about doing that.

I’m not a person that’s walkin’ down the street looking mean all day.

I know how domestic violence can affect a family, and I want to do everything I can to stop it from happening to others. The most important thing we can do is teach kids that they can break the cycle.

I believe that tracks speak to me. Some tracks make me write certain music or make me feel sad or inspire me to write a sad love song. Each track has its feeling to me.

I don’t want to be oh-so-brag-about-it, but ‘The Rain’ is hot.

I got more shy as I got older and realized people could be laughing at me or judging me.

Left Eye is a a rare gem.

Rule number one in negotiating anything with Missy is never try and run me over. Never push me, because I am a very strong woman. I’m nice, but I’m very strong. When it gets down gritty, I can get grittier. Never, ever underestimate me.

You have to be ready to sing and perform at any time.

When something is so hot, I don’t want to just jump on it right away. I want to take it home and make sure I give it my best shot.

When it comes to size, most people don’t want to see themselves looking bigger than what they are.

I mean, when it’s time to rhyme rhyme, I can get down for mine.

I love to see women just have on their own, and you watch the guys do it all the time. They go out on the road with each other – probably don’t even like each other, but they going to get that money.

I hear a lot of influence from me and Timbaland’s whole sound in a lot of records of today. But if you have classics like that, then I’m sure you gotta expect that it’s gonna influence some people. So, I’m fine with that.

I ain’t no icon. It’s people like Patti LaBelle, somebody like that’s an icon. I’m just Missy. I’m just crazy, that’s all.

‘Soul Train’ means so much to me.

No, because I don’t want to hear what’s hot and feel I have to copy it. I’ll just make up my own thing.

I don’t think Puffy knows what he did for hip-hop. Because he intertwined hip-hop and R&B so that people weren’t intimidated.

If you got talent, you just have to do you.

I have to respect her family, and until they come and say, ‘We’re ready to do an Aaliyah album,’ then I don’t really want to come and try to get into that because that’s very sensitive.

A lot of people don’t know that before the artist, I wanted to be a writer and producer. That’s always been a love of mine. Its easy for me to do it on myself, but it’s fun to create for someone else.

It could be hectic sometimes when you’re being an artist and running a label at the same time. But there are times when you just have to say that this my time period to work on my stuff, and then you say this is the time to concentrate on my artists.

I still don’t want no broke dude! I’m open to offers, but he’s got to be stable. I see a lot of friends who feel they have to be with a man, but they always pick the wrong one. Are there any right ones?

I try not to be cruel to people. I know there’s a karma, and I’m constantly thinking of my blessings. I live and die by being a Baptist. If I can’t go to church on a Sunday, I’ll get a tape by the Clark Sisters and slide it in for the day.

I don’t want to be oh-so-brag-about-it, but ‘The Rain’ is hot.

My blood pressure was always up from just overworking.

I remember, in school, writing Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson and asking them to come get me out of class. I would imagine them running down the hall and asking my teacher, ‘Ms. Daniels, can we get Missy out of class? We’re here to see Missy.’

It feels different…. When hip-hop was beginning for me, people weren’t making the kind of money that they make now. It was for the love of doing it and having fun with it.

I wasn’t born a superstar.

I want to make something commercial that people can pick up on.

I still go on YouTube and watch the old performances and the ‘Soul Train’ lines. I’m still amazed by how much soul and funk the music and dancers had.

My imagination is so far out there already. People couldn’t imagine what goes on in my brain.

I go out and date people, but I don’t have that relationship, where you know, I’m like Jennifer Lopez, like I’m going to get married.

A lot of times, I walk down the street and listen to people argue, and then I write a song about it.

When I first started out in the music industry and went to Elektra Records, I didn’t go to be an artist, I went to get a record label started. And they said in order to have a label deal, I had to be an artist – so that’s what I did.

I used to put all my doll babies on my bed with their hands up and I would do full shows for them. I’d even do the screaming and clapping. I was bugging to be a singer.

I was very disturbed to find that a few people were angry at my weight loss.

My Struggles is a record close to me. It’s about what I went through at home living with an abusive father.

I want to make something commercial that people can pick up on.

My mother helped me to be who I am: to have strength and not to let people run all over me and yet to be humble; to realise that all of this that I have today could be gone.

I think it’s hard for Aaliyah to be duplicated, because she had her own lane.