Missy Elliott Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I've always had a lot of creative impact on the music with Timbaland.”

“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.”

“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'm not tryin' to come off as the best lyricist.”

“I didn't want to be a genius! That ain't cool.”

“I got a mother who's very strong after taking the whippings that she took from my father.”

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

“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.”

“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.”