BB: What advice do you give to young girls about confidence, beauty and life?
JM: I think one of the things I try to do through my music is create these revolutionary dance songs to encourage younger people. Try to figure out what route you take from the individual’s standpoint, whether you are a collective group, or how to fit in. We are all so bombarded by media and images that are saying what we need to look like in order to be beautiful and to be accepted. I wish they accepted the things that make others uncomfortable
BB: Especially the things you can’t change. My advice is to feel good about them because you can’t change them.
JM: Absolutely. Nobody else can live in the skin that you are in. You have to get comfortable because nobody else is going to do it for you. Whether you’re depressed or you’re unhappy, it is going to be up to you to control that because you have to live with it for the rest of your life.
BB: How did you learn this? Did you learn this from someone in your family or by yourself?
JM: Just through experience, through trial and error. Through understanding that you just have a choice. We need to treat ourselves kindly and we might as well embrace the things that make us unique. Take the negatives out, but if you don’t, then you can’t take the long peaceful path stretch.