It isn’t every day that Janet Jackson shares a few details of her personal life. Such is the reason why we are so in love with the singer’s latest interview with Billboard. Check out a few highlights from Janet Jackson’s interview in which she talks about her life as a mom to baby Eissa Al Mana.
Janet and her success thus far
“The drive is in my DNA. I couldn’t lose it if I wanted to, and I don’t. Motivation is something I treasure. Besides, for all its difficulties, this is the life I love. I’m surrounded with a team of dancers, singers, and musicians I love. I’m supported by fans that have stuck by me through thick and thin. They mean the world to me. Now more than ever, performing, whether in the studio or onstage, brings me a satisfaction I find nowhere else.”
How she handles self-esteem issues
“Like millions of other women, I’ve struggled with low self-esteem my whole life. I’m doing better in that regard. My inclination toward harsh self-criticism and even self-negation has dramatically eased up. I believe in all the different methods of help — smart psychology, vigorous exercise, and sincere spirituality.
Dr. #MayaAngelou, the original #PhenomenalWoman, would’ve been 90 years-old today. An iconic poet, author and civil rights leader, she taught us women will be seen, heard and that #wewillrise ❤️ pic.twitter.com/nQyVwoXjGI
— Janet Jackson (@JanetJackson) April 4, 2018
God is the greatest healer of all and the most potent force in the universe. In my world, though, God is so often expressed through music, and it’s music that beats back the negative forces. It’s music that drowns out those voices that say I’m not enough. It’s music, and its divine source, that gifts me with the knowledge that harmony is still possible.”
Motherhood and its relation to “No Sleep”
“I wrote that story over Jimmy and Terry’s track before the baby was born! So obviously, it wasn’t anything I was going through. You could say, though, that I might have been anticipating sleepless nights. I’d also add that sleepless nights, no matter how tiring, are some of the times that I do my best writing.”
Thank u all for sharing these special moments with me. #BBMAs #ICON_JANET pic.twitter.com/2F6PhYs5e1
— Janet Jackson (@JanetJackson) May 14, 2018
What baby Eissa has taught Janet Jackson
“My son, even in his short 17 months on the planet, has shown me that love, no matter how deeply you believe you have experienced that emotion, can always go deeper. Love is limitless. And for someone like me, raised in show business where self-concern is always a priority, how fortunate I am now to be concerned, first and foremost, with the welfare of someone else. Day after day and night after night, holding my baby in my arms, I am at peace. I am blessed. I feel bliss. In those moments, all is right with the world.”
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