After ‘Kelis Was Here,’ I was done. I was like, ‘I will never put out another record again; I hate this business; I hate all these people.’ I was in this race that I didn’t even realise that I was in. Kelis Read Quote
Growing up, my mom had a catering business. I used to help her pretty early on and loved doing it. My mom is an amazing cook, and she helped me cultivate a love for food. She taught me that food can be beautiful. We eat not just for survival, but we survive to eat. It’s part of who I am. Kelis Read Quote
I was never an R&B artist. People coined me one, but that’s because, especially if you’re in the States, if you’re black and you sing, then you’re R&B. Kelis Read Quote
My audience is made up of such bizarre, rare people. They’re very sparse and scattered; it’s not like a huge body of people. Kelis Read Quote
The key to sauces is having patience. I’m not a patient woman, but I learned with sauces that you have to get everything on a slow roll and layer the flavors. That’s where you get robust tastes: it starts one way and ends another. Kelis Read Quote
Everything I do has a certain quality, a certain flair, a certain flavor. I like to eat the way I like to dress, the way I listen to music: put it all together, and it’s a great party. Kelis Read Quote
I can’t live without Eucerin cream, lip gloss, gum, nail polish, and sparkly things. Kelis Read Quote
I studied to be a chef as a side thing, a little hobby that I enjoyed doing, but I ended up falling madly in love with the food and the lifestyle. Kelis Read Quote
As a child, I’d help my mum cook, and it was ridiculous – she had the correct gadget or utensil for everything. ‘Stop! Don’t use that, I have exactly the right utensil.’ After I left home, I survived on cup-a-meals and never saw myself as being like her. Now I’ve become her. Kelis Read Quote
The music industry is a world of smoke and mirrors: they tell you exactly what they think you want to hear. And they are bare-faced lying. I tend to stay away from that. Kelis Read Quote
