Meshell Ndegeocello : (4) " There’s no hierarchy in suffering. I think songs that are transcendent are the ones where everyone can feel something from it, you know? " - Meshell Ndegeocello " You make a choice to make music or be an actor, and people automatically think they can have access to your life. " - Meshell Ndegeocello " My favorite period is when we lived in the land of the three-minute song. The Motown thing – I thought they were genius in knowing that’s as much as a listener can take. " - Meshell Ndegeocello " I find myself wanting to make music at the dining room table or in the bedroom – I’m kind of a mobile writer, so I sort of move around the house. But the attic is definitely where I can make the most noise. While everyone on the lower floors screams ‘Earthquake!’ But no! It’s just my bass! " - Meshell Ndegeocello