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Janet Jackson Reveals What People Still Get Wrong About Her

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Janet Jackson has been in the public eye since she was just a child, and nearly five decades later, she still feels there are things about her that are misrepresented.

The 56-year-old singer opens up in a new interview with revealing what people still get wrong about her to this day.«When it comes to my personal life, I think mistaking my kindness for weakness,» she tells the magazine. «When it comes to my professional life, I would say it would have to be not liking to hear the word 'no.'»«Especially being a woman, and someone telling you, 'No, you can’t because…'», she adds.A post shared by ESSENCE (@essence)For Jackson, her career isn't about flashing her success, despite being a five-time GRAMMY winner. «I’ve never been that person to have my awards on display,» she says. «There’s nothing wrong with it, that’s just not me.»«Being able to wake up and see my baby another day,» she explains of her 5-year-old son, Eissa. «The space I might be in at that moment within my soul.

What I’ve accomplished within myself. How far I’ve come from that child there to the woman that I am today. That’s success. If you came to my home, you would never know—if you did not know who I was— that I am an entertainer.

I don’t have one award on my wall.»A post shared by Janet Jackson (@janetjackson)Just like she's not focused on the awards, Jackson says getting her «due as an innovator of R&B» is something that has «never» crossed her mind.«I’ve heard fans tell me we haven’t.

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