Janelle Monae in Paste Magazine

"It's up to me to be thinking each and every day and night, about how I can help with my art, how I can make an impact and influence certain disbelievers and doubters of happiness and hope. [I want to] remind the world that creativity, imagination and beauty still matter. That people the world over have the same concerns: They love wonder. And they love a good story, a good melody—products that are put together with care and engineered to heal the soul."

-- Janelle Monae tells the current issue of Paste Magazine, adding that she wants to do in music what Obama has done in politics. Read the entire interview with La Monae here.