QUICK TALK: JANELLE MONÁE
“I wanted to make one of the most inspiring, nonmarginalised R&B albums of this year,” Janelle Monáe says of The Electric Lady. Drawing on inspirations that span the music-verse, Monáe succeeds with a sci-fi concept album that features collaborations with Prince and Erykah Badu. “Janelle Monáe is ahead of herself,” she says, laughing. “I’m evolving constantly.”