Janelle Monae is a very talented individual. She is an actress, singer, and author, but her many engagements and projects are keeping her from one thing, and she fears she might miss out.
Monae hails from Kansas and had her first taste of stardom in 2005 after being discovered and offered a record deal by none other than Diddy.
After signing with Bad Boy Records, she has also branched out with several other recording companies such as Atlantic Records, Epic Records, and Purple Ribbon Records.
Her debut album "The ArchAndroid" received critical acclaim and peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard US album chart, and received a Grammy nod.
Her sophomore album, "The Electric Lady," came three years later in 2013, and featured one of the biggest artists in history, Price, as well as Erykah Badu.
With her music career in full swing, the now 37-year-old set her sights on the silver screen. According to reports, she dabbled in acting by appearing in the 2016 movies "Hidden Figures" and "Moonlight."
Her third album "Dirty Computer" was released in 2018, and also received praise from critics, and was well-received by listeners.
According to National Today, the singer-actress has a reported net worth of $12 million and is constantly busy with one project after another.
And while this may seem like a dream come true for most, people, Monae admitted in an interview that this has caused her some worries.
Her 'Fault'
In an interview with Fault Magazine, Monae opened up about her biggest fear and how her career is actually getting in the way of things.
When asked about what scares her, she replied, "That I won't have a family within the time frame that I want to have a family."
"I want to have children, but I don't want to miss that time because I was so focused on my career and because I didn't plan accordingly. That scares me most now more than anything," she continued.
Elsewhere in the interview she partially blames herself for being in this predicament.
She explains how being a perfectionist has caused her certain experiences.
"One of my faults is that I'm a self-editor and perfectionist and I don't enjoy my experiences when I'm so focused on being consistently perfect in every situation," she said.
She added that this is something that she is constantly working on, and continues to work on: "I was so concerned with what people thought, but now I'm just at this point in my life where I'm finding strength in my imperfections, and I realize that I connect more with myself and with other people when my faults are being shared for all to see."
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