Why Mary J. Blige quotes?
Mary J. Blige is an exceptional singer-songwriter, producer, and philanthropist. Her accomplishments earned her the titles of ‘Queen of Hip-Hop Soul’ and ‘Queen of R&B’.
Mary has inspired millions of people with her songs, which speak about change and empowerment. She is regarded as one of the defining voices in the modern age of music.
Blige has a record of two Golden Globe nominations, eight multi-platinum albums, two Academy Award nominations, and nine Grammy Awards.
She has been nominated for the Grammy's a stunning 32 times, along with a SAG nomination. She amassed a devoted fan following that contributed to over 50 million CDs sold worldwide.
You might enjoy reading this collection of Mary J. Blige quotes and learning how a singer from a small town worked her way to become a pioneering talent in the music industry. The quotes might be the only inspiration you need to get back on track and focus on making the most of your talent and passion.
What parents should know
- In 1989, she signed up with Andre Harrell's Uptown Records as the label's first and youngest female singer.
- Mary Blige has claimed 88 awards from 235 nominations throughout her music and acting career.
- Her song ‘Be Without You’ was named the most successful R&B and Hip-Hop single By Billboard magazine in 2017.
What to discuss with kids
- Blige, born in The Bronx, New York, began her singing career at 18.
- Mary J Blige is a high-school dropout who became a pioneer in her field.
- She considers her struggles and hardships as a source of courage and power that contributed to her success.
Mary J Blige Positive Quotes
1. "Music makes us want to live. You don't know how many times people have told me that they'd been down."
2. "I'm a child of God. God is my mommy, my daddy. That's the only thing that'll keep my head up. If I don't remember who I am in him, I'm done."
3. "But then a special song caught their ear, and that helped give them renewed strength. That's the power music has."
4. "I remember a time when all my fans were crying and sad and going through hell. Now, we're trying to uplift each other and accept ourselves for who we are, even if nobody else does."
5. "If you're here right now in your life, your journey continues and you've lived to tell the story."
6. "I didn't ever have to go to a therapist. I just always put it in a song, and you heard me."
7. "When you tell your truth, you are coming from a real place, so you are automatically a leader."
8. "When you wake up and learn to love yourself and want to take care of yourself, things are harder because people don't like the idea of it."
9. "I don't know what kind of God the rest of y'all are serving, but the God I serve says, 'Mary, you need to be the hottest thing this year, and I'm gonna make sure you're doing that."
10. "Don't give up, be positive, and if you know someone who knows someone at a record company don't stop beating down their door until you get heard."
11. "You either learn from your experiences or go back and do the same thing, and I learned from my experiences."
12. "I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them."
13. "I wish I had known that education is the key. That knowledge is power. Now I pick up books and watch educational shows with my husband. I'm seeing how knowledge can elevate you."
Mary J Blige Short Quotes
14. "So as long as I'm a human being and I'm not perfect, I'm able to say I'm having some growing pains."
15. "For the first time in my life, I'm proud of myself."
16. "The music business is not a good place for people who don't know things."
17. "When you hold on to anger and unforgiveness, you can't move forward."
18. "My responsibility to God is to live. That's the gift he gave me."
19. "You know a lot, but you don't know everything."
20. "It hurts when you have to smile and you don't want to smile, but the best thing to do is to smile."
21. "Everything is scary if you look at it. So, you just got to live."
22. "I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband, and children."
23. "My journey continues, because I've, you know, conquered a lot. And I know how to conquer the rest."
Famous Mary J Blige Quotes
24. "If you're looking for inner peace from the outside world, you're not going to get that. The inner peace starts with looking at you from the inside."
25. "My life is soft, with notes of pear and gardenia, but still bold, with a woody base."
26. "There's not enough time to be disrespectful... Life is too short."
27. "You can't get around pain and opposition, but you can try to be joyful in the trial, and thank yourself for the trial, and thank God for the strength to get through it."
28. "I like to do interior design, I love to quilt, I love to see different colors together, and I love to match things up."
29. "I believe there are certain things that God uses to get us out of a bad situation, and I believe music was one of the things he used for me."
30. "I was inspired to create 'My Life' so I could finally share a personal part of my life beyond my music."
31. "Music is where my love is. I don't think the acting thing is going to start outweighing that, but I think it's going to start being a good chunk of something I want to do."
32. "Understanding that everything that comes to you is what you are. Everything from friends to boyfriends to the job you get – it's all a direct reflection of what you are on the inside."
33. "I always want to be a messenger, a person that, you know, that's not afraid to pass on wisdom."
34. "I can't just make a song people can dance in a club to... it still has to be real."
35. "I've been praying to God to show me how to forgive myself. Because... maybe... that's the thing I've been searching for."
36. "I hated myself for so many reasons, and I thought so many things were my fault that happened to me growing up."
Inspirational Mary J Blige Quotes
37. "I don't know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. It's up to us to choose, whether we win or lose and I choose to win."
38. "You can look at my palm and see the storm coming. Read the book of my life and see I've overcome it."
39. "Nowadays, with the state of the music business, for any artist, whether you're up-and-coming or you've been in it for a while, you have to explore different revenues and different ways of expressing yourself."
40. "When you come from so many damaged places you don't ever want to spiral back there, so you gotta continue to check yourself."
41. "I'm on my way to a place where I'd never dreamed, I'd be, and that's perfection."
42. "I don't listen to people's opinions. I have people around me who I can trust, but most of all I listen to myself."
43. "One day I realized that I wasn't getting anywhere by blaming other people for my circumstances. I finally understood: Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free."
44. "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?"
45. "As a child, I always wanted to be a singer. The music my mother played in the house moved me – Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Mahalia Jackson. It was truly spiritual."
46. "I cannot save the world; that's not what I'm trying to do. I guess I'm just trying to walk the walk and be an example to those that want it."
47. "Once you climb to another level, you have to figure out how to sustain it."
48. "Life is full of trials and tribulations. It's dramatic when you don't treat people right when you're in tribulations, but I know now how to get out of it. You have to make a decision to say No more, and then you know what to do when the trials happen."
49. "There are people out there who want to provoke me and bring back the old Mary but I'm not giving them the satisfaction."
50. “We are all spirits. We get depressed. But music makes you want to live. I know my music has saved my life.”
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