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Solo Artist Bass Player October 2005 “To me, one of the greatest bass players of all time is Stevie Wonder.” [more] Jamia Session Jazz Times July 2005 “It’s about animal rights.” [more] The Metamorphasis Of Meshell Jazziz July 2005 “Guys like me live for dates like Meshell’s.” [more] Meshell Ndegeocello is focusing on jazz and a collective spirit Boston Globe June 24, 2005 “She's a phenomenal bassist.” [more] Meshell gathers the flock Washington Post June 19, 2005 “Stop the machine.” [more] So much music San Francisco Chronicle June 12, 2005 “I’m just constantly writing.” [more] Jazz Metamorphosis The Advocate June 7, 2005 “Everyone is an infidel.” [more] Dance Of The Infidel Performing Songwriter June 2005 “It’s really that simple to me.” [more] Get Comfortable Curve Magazine December 2003 “Your actions are much more important than anything else.” [more] Forgive Me, Meshell LA Weekly November 28 - December 4, 2003 Fuck me. [more] In her own world Creative Loafing October 30, 2003 “It's really hard.” [more] Word of mouthful Atlanta Journal-Constitution October 30, 2003 Meshell Ndegeocello is like Ludacris [more] Love will find a way Washington Blade October 24, 2003 “I have to admit that I have already moved on to the next idea.” [more] There is comfort to spare in Ndegeocello’s ‘Comfort Woman’ Baltimore Sun October 23, 2003 “The reception was much better at the second show.” [more] Ndegeocello’s muse going strong Chicago Tribune October 17, 2003 “I just do the best I can.” [more] Ndegeocello discusses her music and her latest album NPR October 16, 2003 “You know what I'm saying to you?” [more] Soul (wo)man Chicago Metromix October 15, 2003 “Trust me.” [more] Ndegeocello offers “Comfort” Rolling Stone October 10, 2003 “...her next project, an Afro-punk record...” [more] Free Bird Denver Westword October 9, 2003 “Ndegeocello loathes the term ‘neo-soul’.” [more] Afterbirth Pop Matters October 7, 2003 “I hate that remix.” [more] Comfort And Joy Chicago Blacklines October 1, 2003 “I just like the vibration of it.” [more] Ndegeocello finds love with new album “Comfort Woman” Marquee Magazine October 2003 “It’s the Grateful Dead time again” [more] Ndegeocello won't compromise to make herself radio-friendly Boston Globe June 17, 2003 “This is probably my last record...” [more] What's the purpose of life? Fader May/June 2003 “During this time of war...” [more] Meshell Ndegeocello BOMB Spring 2003 “Daddy lost, lemme go make it better!” [more] One Tough Cookie The Voice January 13, 2003 “We're all monkeys.” [more] How well do we know Meshell? The Voice December 16, 2002 “Funky, searching, flawed.” [more] Revolutionary Soul Singer Pop + Politics November 8, 2002 “I have no real interest in living in my own musical fantasy land.” [more] Meshell Ndegeocello Tattoo Nation: Portraits of Celebrity Body Art November 2002 “George Bush needs to get a tattoo.” [more] The Digital Pirates The City Collegian October 30, 2002 “I think that artists who are concerned about losing money should first look at their contracts with their record companies, if they want to find some thieves.” [more] Meshell Ndegeocello’s funky baseline Santa Fe New Mexican October 25, 2002 “I hope my music gives listeners sore necks and sore booties! Well, that plus whatever is useful for them spiritually and emotionally.” [more] Meshell Ndegeocello melds grooves with blunt honesty Las Vegas Mercury October 24, 2002 “I’m not that great a bass player,” [more] Head, heart and soul Los Angeles Times October 24, 2002 "If the music inspires love and a human experience, then that’s what it’s all about." [more] Freedom In Music St. Petersburg Times October 15, 2002 "To me, the Internet democratizes a music industry that has been ruled by dictators called programmed radio, image and greed." [more] Kofi speaks Last updated September 25, 2002 True [more] The Woman Who Fell To Earth JAZZ thing September/Oktober 2002 "Das Album ist mein 'Bamboozled'" [more] One Tough "Cookie" EURWEB August 9, 2002 "I am the alternative space galactic Negro." [more] The Modern Soul of Meshell Ndegeocello Mix August 2002 "Most of my records are like you’re sitting in the bed with me while I tell you all my shit." [more] Better by the Pound Baltimore City Paper July 24 - July 30, 2002 "All I did was stare at Sheryl Crow’s body all day long." [more] Ndegeocello moves body, mind and soul Lancaster Intelligencer Journal July 19, 2002 "It has to move something that's indefinable." [more] Soul Searching Gambit Weekly July 2, 2002 "Does it come with batteries?" [more] The Revolutionary Soul Singer Steps Up to the Mic Venus July 2002 From her hotel room window, she watched one of the World Trade Center towers collapse. [more] Vrij als een vogel Music Planet July 2002 “Hij is de killin’est gitarist, fuck Eric Clapton.” [more] We've Got Soul San Francisco Magazine July 2002 "Gonna play some new shit for you tonight." [more] raw and uncut rolling out June 27, 2002 "If you're white and you like it, bet." [more] Finding her own groove San Francisco Chronicle June 23, 2002 "I was naive to feel like a failure because making music was all I really wanted to do." [more] Singer explains 3-year wait for album Tacoma News Tribune June 18, 2002 "I'm like a brand of Prozac." [more] Meshell: The thinker's bass player The Yomiuri Shimbun June 12, 2002 But is Meshell a female Prince? [more] The esoteric bass player The Oregonian June 7, 2002 The writer in her insists on complexity and challenge. [more] The Inside Track Los Angeles Daily News June 5, 2002 "I don't play music because I want to drive a Bentley or live in the Hamptons." [more] Meshell brings Cookie to her fans this Spring The Maverick Chronicle June 4, 2002 “Knowledge corresponds to the past, the truth corresponds to the future.” [more] Artist Profile: Meshell Ndegeocello The Maverick Chronicle June 4, 2002 “Bottom line, it's got to be sincere and its got to be funky.” [more] Revolutionary Influences The Maverick Chronicle June 4, 2002 “She is someone I have always looked up to.” [more] Q&A: Meshell Ndegeocello Africana June 3, 2002 “Well, who is coming for me?” [more] Cookie Monster Women Who Rock Summer 2002 "You been to Alabama?" [more] Jazz, Collages Et Religions Jazz Magazine Juin 2002 A voir [more] If Not You Then Who Arise Magazine June 2002 “I just don't understand that.” [more] Money, morals & mixes Pulse! June 2002 “Britney Spears is nothing but a Pepsi ad.” [more] A Neo-Soul Singer Goes Intergalactic Newsday May 31, 2002 “This struggling to be popular or famous isn’t my goal.” [more] Meshell still blazing her unique trail Atlanta Journal & Constitution May 30, 2002 “A happy black person out here challenging the monkey jukebox with my gift.” [more] Meshell Ndegeocello: QSAT Planet Out May 30, 2002 “Love.” [more] Tuff Cookie Next May 24, 2002 “Pocketbook is about somebody who's beautiful and fine, but who also has a brain and consciousness.” [more] The bald and the beautiful Time Out New York May 23-30, 2002 “I scream during scary movies.” [more] Soul Power WCPN May 22, 2002 “On my tombstone I want it to say...” [more] Ndegeocello shares her ‘Cookie’ Michigan Chronicle May 21, 2002 “I am not America. I was not discovered.” [more] Meshell Ndegeocello ...and All This Gratuitous Nudity The Urban Network May 17, 2002 “Oh my God! I'm writing her a fan letter.” [more] Change and challenge are constants for Ndegeocello Cleveland Plain Dealer May 17, 2002 “Can I do something on that?” [more] Mixing and matching Chicago Tribune May 17, 2002 “My own record company was telling me I didn't make a ‘black’ record,” she says. “But I wake up every day and I'm black. That messes with your head.” [more] Meshell Ndegeocello Rap and Hip-Hop Guide May 16, 2002 “I’m trying to feed my kid too but, I refuse to go out and do that.” [more] Spiritual Anthropology Cleveland Free Times May 15-21, 2002 “Who people are fucking should be the last of everyone's worries.” [more] Revolutionary Soul Singa: Meshell Ndegeocello Pop Matters May 15, 2002 Mouths open and agape [more] Meshell Ndegeocello Returns With ‘Anthropological Mix’ Billboard May 11, 2002 “The one I love, Prince.” [more] Music pioneer comes to Denver Out Front Colorado May 8, 2002 Meshell Ndegeocello is an artist in every facet of the word. [more] Tough Cookie Barnes & Noble May 2002 “Slow Drag” [more] Meshell Ndegeocello VIBe May 2002 “We don't spend money on legends or geniuses.” [more] The Fragility of Black Genius BRE April 26, 2002 “I'm tryin' to make a power trio record.” [more] Meshell Ndegeocello speaks on life and times of `Cookie’ in revealing interview The Michigan Daily April 10, 2002 “Tyrone Cookie Goldberg is the modern day Misstra Know It All.” [more] How to maintain a shaved head Maxim Blender April/May 2002 "After you shower..." [more] Q&A with Meshell Ndegeocello Muzine April 2002 "I've already made another record." [more] Meshell Ndegeocello Planet Spring 2002 Now she states that “Gay is dead” and that “Race is performative.” [more] Sampling Meshell Girlfriends March 2002 "I'm literally three paychecks away from being homeless..." [more] One Tough Cookie Girlfriends March 2002 "Put your tongue in my mouth..." [more]

(Click an icon to read the reviews) Meshell gets real Bass Player March 2002 "To me music is like sex — you've got to relax and take it slow." [more] Music Lesson: Cookie Crumbs Bass Player March 2002 "I try to figure out what the best thing is, and that's probably why I get called again and again." [more] Excavating true artistry on her new album Essence March 2002 “Black folks’ talents are being used more for product-placement ads than for bringing people to a space where they can find the glow inside themselves.” [more] Last Woman Standing One World February/March 2002 "I wanna be like Miles Davis..." [more] That funky chick Essence.com February 11, 2002 You better recognize [more] To Meshell and back Flaunt February 2002 "That's what we're dealing with — a destructive-ass, WWF-fucking culture, with an oil man for president." [more] Tangentielles Jazz Magazine February 2002 funk bomb [more] Meshell Back In The Mix Ice January 2002 Ndegeocello fans might celebrate or lament over the fact that she has more than 200 songs in the bank and... [more] Reasons to be positive Paper December/January 2002 "Oooh." [more] Ndegeocello puts her music in the 'trying to create' category St. Louis News-Dispatch December 7, 2001 "I know that sounds simple and not that interesting. But it's basically the foundation on my day. Can I do something good, be positive?" [more] Meshell Ndegeocello: This Cookie Doesn't Crumble Black Talent News December 2001 When asked what her album is about, Meshell revealed... [more] Meshell Ndegeocello Hollywood Reporter November 14, 2001 Ndegeocello is an extraordinary talent whose probing music, like that of the best singer-songwriters, takes us places we need to go. [more] Chillin' with Meshell Ndegeocello Live Magazine September 29, 2001 "I believe I was supposed to be there at that moment in time." [more] Ndegeocello is Bumbershoot fan music Tacoma News Tribune August 31, 2001 Singer with taste for variety of styles enjoys diversity at Seattle festival. [more] Ndegeocello rocks Underground New York Amsterdam News July 18, 2001 "On this album I'm defining what's going on in hip-hop and people can take it from there." [more] Tyrone Cookie Goldberg's Sneaker, Jewelry and Gun Emporium/Chicken & Weave Spot Billboard July 14, 2001 The new album is a melting pot of Ndegeocello's influences - some recent, some old. [more] More than just another album Meshell is on FreeMyHeart.com March 31, 2001 A masterpiece. [more] L'En Vol De Meshell Ndegeocello Jazz Magazine July/August 2000 "Vous avez travaillé avec Prince... Oui!" [more] Soul Purpose Rolling Out May 11, 2000 "I think music presents a view that most people don't consider. That's what makes it powerful. Music has the ability to make people think and grow." [more] Bittersweet Meshell The Progressive March 2000 Grammy nominators completely overlooked Bitter... [more] The bitter & the sweet Launch January 24, 2000 I think the computer will totally change that... [more] Bass Instinct CDNOW December 16, 1999 "I'm never ever going to be Britney Spears." [more] Ndegeocello draws from experience in songs of life's emotional rainbow Seattle Post-Intelligencer December 10, 1999 "I don't lie." [more] She's 'free as a bird' Seattle Times December 9, 1999 "I take a lot of liberties with the songs on my albums, because otherwise there's no point in playing live." [more] Ndegeocello refuses to be a conformist St. Louis Post-Dispatch December 3, 1999 "I don't really have a relationship with black radio. It's like somebody I had sex with once and they don't call anymore." [more] Meshell Ndegeocello: New Directions Bass Player December 1999 "Hopefully we won’t make Sting too nervous." [more] Meshell Ndegeocello: Bittersweet VIBe November 12, 1999 "Fuck BET!" [more] An Ndegeocello Ending Ice November 1999 "Track 11, 'Wasted Time,' ends abruptly in the middle of a word." [more] The Multitudes Of Meshell Ndegeocello Songwriters On Songwriting / Performing Songwriter November 1999 "People complain to me that I wait three years between records. Yeah, it's because I go out and have a life. What can I write if I don't have a life?" [more] Thoughtful Songs That Speak Of Passion & Righteousness New York Times November 22, 1999 In her songs desire wasn't simply an escape; it was salvation, and it was connection: a reason to change the world while feeling the rhythm. [more] Ndegeocello won't do 'just booty songs' Santa Fe New Mexican October 29, 1999 "I take a lot of liberties with the songs on my albums." [more] No Shell For Meshell Horizon Magazine October 1999 “I make music for everybody, whoever is open-minded. Open your ears, open your heart.” [more] Bitter sweet symphony The Voice September 27, 1999 She hasn't done anything but be true to herself and her art. And she is without doubt one of the truly outstanding artists of the '90s. [more] Discovering the beauty of restraint John Hopkins News-Letter September 23, 1999 Meshell Ndegeocello mellows out this time, but doesn't hold back [more] Sharps & Flats: "Bitter" Salon September 10-20, 1999 "Pappademas should be fired; he has no clue about what constitutes good music." [more] Lilith was the easiest Launch September 2, 1999 "I'm not bothered by bootlegging or MP3s." [more] Why is Meshell Ndegeocello bitter? New Times L.A. September 2, 1999 Ouch. [more] Bitter and better Launch September 1, 1999 “That's all that matters.” [more] Darkness Audible: An interview with Meshell Ndegeocello LA Weekly September 1999 "That's what 'Soul on Ice' is about. Everybody thinks that song is about me not liking white people. No, it's about me growing up feeling ashamed of the way I looked." [more] Revolutions: Meshell Ndegeocello "Bitter" VIBe September 1999 "Bitter" is the Album of the Year. [more] Hot Artist Meshell Ndegeocello Seattle Gay Standard August 31 - September 6, 1999 "You know how when you parallel park you have to turn the radio down?" [more] Multifaceted Meshell Daily Herald August 27, 1999 Pure sensuality. [more] Meshell Takes New Directions San Francisco Chronicle August 22, 1999 Ndegeocello talks about going acoustic, moving to the Bay Area and the color of music. [more] Meshell Ndegeocello: For Her, the Return is Bittersweet Los Angeles Times August 8, 1999 "I just try to write what I feel, and that's not what the record business is about anymore." [more] Bitter • Biography August 1999 As Bitter so beautifully shows, Meshell Ndegeocello keeps her promise. [more] Maverick's Ndegeocello displays new writing, recording methods on 'Bitter' Billboard July 31, 1999 "I love the Internet. It gives fans more access to artists and artists more power over their career..." [more] New CD a Bitter experience for singer Philadelphia Inquirer July 27, 1999 "The label would rather me do Janet Jackson tunes." [more] Playing the ’Shell Game Creative Loafing July 24, 1999 "The music business really sucks." [more] Meshell Ndegeocello: Swimming against the mainstream Atlanta Journal & Constitution July 23, 1999 Wait. Are you saying there's a possibility, though you're close to releasing this record, that the label may drop you? [more] 'Bitter' Suite: An interview with Meshell Ndegeocello Outlines July 7, 1999 "How did the Gap ads that you did a few years ago come about?" [more] Meshell Ndegeocello and The Beauty of Bitter Lesbian News July 1999 “I plan to grow old gracefully and have a good time with life.” [more] Meshell Ndegeocello: Peace, Passion & Bass Bass Player January 1999 "I want to hold you, cradle you, and let you do whatever you do." [more] Diva With A Dark Side Daily Mail & Guardian September 24, 1998 She describes her six-piece band as “my best friends”. [more] Meshell comes again Straight From the Street Magazine June 1998 This performer also knows how to help others. [more] Brian McKnight is a thief MTV April 9, 1998 Brian McKnight, Meshell Ndegeocello Sound Off On Similar Piano Riff [more] Me & Meshell One World 1997 I'd hate for this to sound like some torrid journal entry or a sticky confession but it just may. [more] Meshell Ndegeocello Seconds 1997 "Joni Mitchell called..." [more] Meshell Ndegeocello: The Women In Rock interview Rolling Stone November 13, 1997 "What advice would you give female musicians starting out?" [more] Meshell & Friends Sessions At West 54th September 13, 1997 "Yeah." [more] Peace Beyond Passion with Meshell Ndegeocello Denver Community News September 1997 The lyrics come first, she says, in pretty much completed form. [more] Good Morning Meshell: A conversation from the road Songwriters Musepaper June 1997 "How you gonna know if they like it if you don't play it?" [more] Mixed-bag lyrics make singer unique Milwaukee Journal May 21, 1997 "The only time I feel sure of myself in this business is when I'm off on my own, writing or playing before a live audience." [more] Meshell Ndegeocello displays love, sadness, hatred in music Columbia Chronicle May 19, 1997 Ndegeocello isn’t exactly commercial poison though. [more] She delivers stirring soul Toronto Sun May 16, 1997 The multi-instrumentalist played keyboards and sang, but this diminutive bass colossus knows what we crave most from her. So when she strapped on that bass... [more] Ndegeocello soars above radio formats Boston Globe May 9, 1997 Artists and music critics don't always see eye to eye, but they agree on one thing - the talent of Meshell Ndegeocello. [more] Have no fear VIBe May 1997 Were you in love or lust? "I was in kiss." [more] me & meshell JAZZIZ April 1997 "Musically, I just want to create a cocoon, go inside of it, and create something new. Meshell Ndegeocello is dead." [more] Meshell Ndegeocello: The Real Me Bass Frontiers April 1997 "I have about 200 tunes that no one has ever heard." [more] Meshell Ndegeocello Women In Rock: Trouble Girls February 1997 "Say you like to be tied up in a chair and have your mouth gagged..." [more] One Step Beyond Echoes January 4-11, 1997 “Got any ideas?” [more] Hip-Hop Diva The Progressive November 1996 "I am more than satisfied with the dialogue created by the song." [more] Meshell rocks YSB October 31, 1996 "We kill each other in the name of God, you know, by fighting wars." [more] With fame growing, it's time to back up, muses Ndegeocello Orange County Register October 6, 1996 "We're just going to get together for two months, record it and that'll be it. No pictures on the cover, nothing glamorous. Just put it out." [more] Her sounds offer hope Seattle Times October 2, 1996 'Uh, I dunno what's she's called, but she's supposed to be hot.' [more] mi-soul mi-jazz Jazz Magazine Octobre 1996 "Après un de ses concerts, il avait écrit 'Meshell I love you' sur sa joue." [more] Peace Within Passion GQ October 1996 "I wanted to be on Warner Bros. since the first Prince record..." [more] Snapshot: Meshell Ndegeocello Ms. September/October 1996 "Music is like a lover..." [more] Singer Meshell Ndegeocello casts a pronounced spell The Oregonian September 27, 1996 Even if you don't want to listen, you can't help yourself. [more]

Soul Woman Denver Westword September 26, 1996 "I was specifically thinking about Yo! MTV Raps when I wrote that." [more] Black & Blue Rolling Stone September 5, 1996 Her love songs address the male and the female in everyone, eradicating boundaries in a wash of sensual desire. [more] A Sista From Another Planet Essence September 1996 "When I make a record, it's just my gift from me to you." [more] Meshell can't hide her feelings Los Angeles Times August 28, 1996 The Who personally invited the singer-songwriter to open three of its recent "Quadrophenia" concerts at Madison Square Garden. [more] A fling with music New York Post August 16, 1996 "He’s got an incredible sense of humor." [more] Meshell bares her beliefs Toronto Sun August 1, 1996 Tastefully sensuous [more] Tough-minded singer dishes up R&B Toronto Star August 1, 1996 "Why sample something when you can play it?" [more] Freedom Songs Diva August 1996 "People make the craziest assumptions about me without even knowing me." [more] Passionate Messenger Salon July 22, 1996 A Tear and a Smile [more] Meshell Ndegeocello: Passionata Blues & Soul June 25-July 9, 1996 Talking about the album she recorded with Chaka Khan, she is blunt. "No one will ever hear it. Why? ..." [more] Body Dharma The Village Voice July 2, 1996 Meshell Ndegeocello doesn't play safe. [more] A few of Meshell’s favorite things Seventeen July 1996 "Oooh, there’s just something about that song-I cry everytime I hear it." [more] The Passion of Meshell Out July 1996 'I know you look like her, and that's cool and everything. But it's not you. She's taller, and what would she be doing in Burger King?' [more] The Sybil Of Soul Interview Magazine July 1996 "...I could have sworn that's how it was meant to be. And now my record company tells me that remixes 'give me more options.' Kiss my ass!" [more] So what if the Bible tells me so The Independent June 28, 1996 "Yes I do!" [more] Meshell takes risks with 'risque' song New York Daily News June 25, 1996 "Sometimes I wish I could blink myself away." [more] Give ’peace’ a chance Entertainment Weekly June 21, 1996 “That’s all I can really ask for, you know?” [more] Lady sings the blues The Voice June 18, 1996 Meshell Ndegeocello takes us on a musical journey through her traumatic childhood [more] Ndegeocello Video Lights A Fire Billboard June 15, 1996 Ndegeocello says that she hopes the song will inspire more dialog about tolerance and, in particular, the improper casual use of such words as "faggot." [more] Newly strong Ndegeocello tells it like it is Atlanta Journal & Constitution June 13, 1996 Do you remember the first time you were called an epithet, and how you felt? [more] Passion Fruit Echoes June 8, 1996 “He begged me every day! In the end I went for it.” [more] A political pilgrim's progress Detroit Metro-Times June 5-11, 1996 "I am being marketed as 'alternative,'" she says, bemused. "Alternative to what?" [more] Meshell Ndegeocello takes on the world Philadelphia Daily News June 7, 1996 This woman's freshly funky and feisty nature will take you higher [more] Meshell Ndegeocello's Evocative Music Reveals Black Radio's Lack Of Tolerance Billboard June 1, 1996 It seems that for most stations, the days of providing vital information, commentary, as well as entertainment, have long passed. [more] 'Leviticus: Faggot' stirs the airwaves San Francisco Examiner May 27, 1996 The verdict: Song's pro-tolerance message said to be more important than epithet. [more] When does controversy lapse into mere hype? San José Mercury News May 24, 1996 All of which sounds worthwhile. [more] Taking a Risk to Make a Statement Los Angeles Times May 18, 1996 But will everyone listening to the radio get the message? [more] Meshell seeks 'Peace Beyond Passion' Billboard May 18, 1996 This album's not automatically formatable. [more] Brutally Honest Ndegeocello Says A Mouthful Billboard May 18, 1996 Some records just leave you speechless... [more] NewMusic Transcript MuchMusic May 9, 1995 "I'd never seen dreds in my life until I got to New York, and it was overwhelming." [more] Fire & Ice Bass Player April 1995 "I guess what hurts the most is when people get it wrong; a young white woman came up to me after a show and said, 'I know you don't like white people, but I wanted to say hello.' I was crushed. Hate white people? Hey, come on, let me buy you a drink." [more] Bi-sexual, Black, and Proud NPG Magazine Spring 1995 "I prefer not being like anybody else." [more] Rap Combines With a Musky R&B Sound Los Angeles Times February 23, 1995 Miss her at the Ventura Theatre on Sunday at your own risk. [more] Bad-n-bustling out Meshell Ndegeocello defies categorization—and likes it that way Miami Herald January 12, 1995 "Prince could shit bricks and I'd buy it, I love him." [more] Meshell Ndegeocello Rolling Stone December 29, 1994 "What's your problem? He's not a dog." [more] A Duet of Right and Wrong Los Angeles Times November 6, 1994 "There's a fine line between art and bullshit." [more] Mothers of invention Rolling Stone October 6, 1994 "Joni Mitchell is a hell of a guitar player." [more] Confessions, Obsessions, Revelations and Proclamations Sister 2 Sister October 1994 "Just give the album one listen... two listens. And if you can't get with it after that, then, hey, at least you tried." [more] Cyber-Talk Transcript Warner Bros. September 26, 1994 "I'm 5 feet tall. I wear size 9 shoes. I enjoy water sports. I'm a vegetarian. No dairy." [more] Free Bird: Ndegeocello Sounds As Sweet Solo Chicago Sun-Times September 16, 1994 "I like to be free." [more] Meshell Ndegeocello at center of burgeoning media frenzy Chicago Tribune September 16, 1994 Not to be missed. [more] Controversial singer/songwriter doesn't care what people think about her Orange County Register September 1, 1994 "I'm tired of people telling me they're going to lock me up and do the bump and grind." [more] gros plan Jazz Magazine Septembre 1994 "Je voulais être sculpteur." [more] Seething Is Believing in Equality Los Angeles Times August 27, 1994 "You know, I play a hell of an accordion, too." [more] Song for a friend Atlanta Journal & Constitution August 12, 1994 "He had to have a chemical salve for the wounds." [more] The days are busy for singer/musician Meshell Ndegeocello Atlanta Journal & Constitution August 3, 1994 "Fooood." [more] Meshell Ndegeocello: A Name To Remember Atlanta Journal & Constitution August 3, 1994 "I think interviews are strange." [more] Diggin' with Meshell Ndegeocello Musician August 1994 "Put that in the article, that that happened." [more] Lullaby In Wordland: A Conversation with Meshell Ndegeocello Alternatives Magazine August 1994 The second single? "If That's Your Boyfriend." How did you come up with that? [more] Meshell Ndegeocello Atlanta Journal & Constitution July 23, 1994 "It's a powerful thing, art." [more] No Rest For The Funky Guitar Player May 1994 "It's like the X-Men cartoons..." [more] Short-haired Meshell Ndegeocello proud to provoke USA Today April 5, 1994 "I love my brothers." [more] She Loves Him The Village Voice April 5, 1994 She can make you cry with the sound of her voice... [more] Poetic Justice The Ticket April 1994 "My album’s my diary." [more] Meshell Ndegeocello US Magazine April 1994 "I want to be like Joni Mitchell." [more] Un-Censored Un-Fettered Deneuve April 1994 "I can't buy a date." [more] Dance Stance Straight No Chaser Spring 1994 "If you don't feel like fucking after hearing my music then I've done something wrong" [more] Ndegeocello fuses hip-hop, jazz and soul into her distinctive sound Baltimore Sun March 25, 1994 "It's years from now and I'm playing in Vegas behind Madonna." [more] Speaking the unspoken Harper's Bazaar March 1, 1994 "Finally, there was a song that related to me, and not only because of my sex." [more] Unpredictable Meshell grooves in a jazzy hip-hop debut Detroit Free Press February 25, 1994 "I want to go Holland and get some funky wooden shoes." [more] Musical Meshell misses the beatnik life Manchester Guardian • February 6, 1994 London Observer • February 13, 1994 "I’ll always play music like I walk and talk, but goal-wise I want to make a movie." [more] Wake-Up Call Washington Post February 13, 1994 Meshell Ndegeocello's Plantation Lullabies is anything but sleepy [more] Fly Girl HITS February 7, 1994 "I didn’t say that. That’s called marketing." [more] Rhymes of passion TIME February 7, 1994 "What I really want is to be on Sesame Street." [more] Her Lullabies will wake you up San Francisco Examiner January 27, 1994 "My sexuality has been compared to Madonna's, which I find totally insulting." [more] Free Bird Spin January 1994 "Performance is the ultimate spontaneity." [more] Meshell Ndegeocello: Hip-hop song stylist Essence January 1994 "That's when I decided to get this tattoo." [more] Meshell Ndegeocello Rolling Stone November 25, 1993 "She put my record on and made love to it. Twice." [more] A 'Misfit' Finds an Audience: Meshell's Blend of Styles Fits Her Maverick Label Los Angeles Times November 16, 1993 "I'm the ultimate misfit." [more] Look beyond the lyrics Atlanta Journal & Constitution November 16, 1993 "Get into the colors and the textures." [more] Meshell Ndegeocello London Sunday Times November 7, 1993 “Be here now, because life is the muse.” [more] Meshell Ndegeocello Musician November 1993 What now? [more] Lucky Star The Advocate October 19, 1993 "Believe it or not, I don't talk much." [more] Meshell Ndegeocello Brews Maverick Hip-Hop/R&B Sound Billboard September 11, 1993 Ndegeocello negotiated her own record deal. "No lawyer, no nothing." [more] Lullabies that wake you up Interview August 1993 "Don't let the title fool you." [more] Giving a maverick a big break USA Today June 2, 1993 “She’s sitting there eating rice cakes and gum balls. I couldn’t believe it.” [more] Meshell Ma Belle Out June/July 1993 “Oooh, yes, talk to me.” [more]

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