Missy Elliott

Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1, 1971), also known as Misdemeanor, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She embarked on her music career with R&B girl group Sista in the early-mid 1990s and later became a member of the Swing Mob collective along with childhood friend and longtime collaborator Timbaland, with whom she worked on projects for American R&B acts Aaliyah, 702, Total, and SWV.

Quotes

• "Because nobody knows your vision better than you do. Nobody can tell your story as you can. You have to live it."
• "So always fight for yourself and believe in yourself and your vision."
  • INTERVIEW: Missy Elliott Talks Fashion, Self-Care, And The Advice She Would've Given Herself 20 Years Ago! by Tira Urquhart. November 7, 2022. Retrieved 5/11/2023.
• "And it’s okay to say, ‘Hey, I’m not okay today.’ "
  • Missy Elliott opens up about her mental health battles in new interview by Jon Powell. June 21, 2023. Retrieved 5/11/2023.
• "Be the truest form of yourself. If you go with what everybody else is doing you may risk falling into the crevices and the cracks, because there's so many people doing the same thing."
• "When I create music, it's not just about the song. I have to visually see something in my head too."
  • Missy Elliott’s For You Page Looks a Lot Like Yours by Kyle Munzenrieder. November 22, 2022. Retrieved 5/11/2023.
• "Whatever you’re doing, if you feel like you’re in this place, and it seems to be working, stay there. Don’t allow other things to make you second-guess yourself, as long as it feels good to you."
• "People don’t realize that artists are sensitive or that they have feelings."
  • Doja Cat Tells Missy Elliott How She Charted Her Own Path to Pop Stardom by Missy Elliott. August 24, 2021. Retrieved 5/11/2023.
• "Music is a male-dominated field. Women are not always taken as seriously as we should be, so sometimes we have to put our foot down."
  • New Again: Missy Elliott by Michael Musto. July 30, 2014. Retrieved 5/11/2023.