K. Michelle is raw, honest and refreshingly blunt. Her debut album, Pain Medicine, will be released on Hitz Committee Entertainment in early 2010.
Upon first listen, K. Michelle’s lyrical content may seem “too real for the radio,” but her personal experiences are reflective of countless single mothers whose survival instincts have allowed them to scratch and claw their way to success.
Currently, K. Michelle is touring the U.S. on 36-city trek, as the opening act for R. Kelly’s “Ladies Make Some Noise” Tour. With a bit of courage, audience members will take a healthy dose of her “pain medicine” and find solace in the lyrics that have been penned from her turbulent life.
As K. Michelle prepared to embark on her national tour, she managed to squeeze some time out of her busy schedule and settle down for an interview with Clayton Perry – reflecting on the inspiration behind Pain Medicine, the provocative buzz single, “Fakin’ It,” and the mentorship she received from R. Kelly and MeMpHiTz.
According to multiple sources, you have been performing since the age of five. As a classically trained pianist and a recipient of vocal coaching, is there a particular experience from your early years that you think was pivotal in leading you to Jive?
There are some artists who have that one defining moment that they know they're supposed to be a singer. I think that defining moment was the day that I could open my mouth because I've always loved music, whether it be country music or R&B. I always knew that I'm supposed to do this. It's something that God wants me to do with music.
Is there a particular moment where you knew you wanted to do it professionally as a career, apart from the love aspect?
Even when I was young, I always would tell my mom, “I'm a superstar. I'm a superstar. I'm going to sing. I'm going to be a singer.” My mom would always tell me, “You have to have Plan B.” And I was like, “No, no, no, no, no, no! This is what I'm going to do.” Even though I considered a Plan B, but just watching Whitney Houston made me even more confirmed. I know she sang for the troops — she did that concert live — and I can still remember her with her yellow satin jumpsuit on. I knew every hand move, every breath, everything that she did through that whole show — I watched it over and over again. That also emphasized more that this is what I'm going to do.
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1 - Jalen Ashley
Girl u hot!!! i was at the summer fest dwn here n columbia. keep doin yo thang!