Quotes by Mary J. Blige

About Mary J. Blige:

Mary Jane Blige is an American singer, songwriter, model, record producer and actress. Starting her career as a background singer on Uptown Records in 1989, Blige released her first album, What's the 411?, in 1992, and has released 11 studio albums since and made over 150 guest appearances on other albums and soundtracks.
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I didn't never have to go to a therapist. I just always put it in a song and you heard me.

Mary J. Blige

Yonkers made me strong and made me believe in myself, because so many people would doubt you and not believe. There are people that would believe in you, but the environment was so harsh, nobody wanted you to get out, you know?

Mary J. Blige

If we didn't have understanding of our journey, we wouldn't be able to go on. We'd be stuck, like, 'Why me?'

Mary J. Blige

So many people are like, 'I'm perfect.' I'm so imperfect; that's why I'm able to let everything out and let people see everything. 'Cause I'm just a mess like every other person that's a mess out there.

Mary J. Blige

I don't think I'll do foster care or adopt, to be quite honest.

Mary J. Blige

Everything is scary if you look at it. So you just got to live.

Mary J. Blige

I've never been a mean person.

Mary J. Blige

When I was little, like 7 to 15, there was nothing I wanted to do but go to church and go to school.

Mary J. Blige

I never do any album to beat it. I do it to extend it.

Mary J. Blige

Two hurt people can not help each other. They can not.

Mary J. Blige

Larry David makes me laugh.

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I'm going down! Because you ain't around, baby, my whole world's upside down!

Mary J. Blige

When you tell your truth, you are coming from a real place, so you are automatically a leader.

Mary J. Blige

I just love food, period.

Mary J. Blige

I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children.

Mary J. Blige

It was only for two years, and I jumped from family to family. It's very scary.

Mary J. Blige

From being a little girl in the projects, going through all of the mess that I was going through, to ending up at the Inauguration for the first African-American president, I'm speechless right now because I never thought I'd - I never ever - I could...

Mary J. Blige

The music business is not a good place for people who don't know things.

Mary J. Blige

I've done well, I've been disappointed, and I think it all goes back to you. Of course the labels are going to be the labels. It's the music business. You are a business. That's what they do. So you've got to protect yourself.

Mary J. Blige

Nowadays, with the state of the music business, for any artist, whether you're up-and-coming or you've been in it for awhile, you have to explore different revenues and different ways of expressing yourself.

Mary J. Blige

This music business can suck all the love out of you, all the compassion for people - you can start to think you're better than them. But I want to continue to let people know that I'm no better and no worse, I'm just like you.

Mary J. Blige

Author Bio

  • NameMary J. Blige
  • Descriptionsinger-songwriter, rapper, record producer, actress
  • BornJanuary 11, 1971
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger; Singer-songwriter; Composer; Actor