"I would literally bang my head up against the wall because I didn't feel attractive. ... There was a lot of pain in my life. But I did. I felt very unattractive. I still have issues with it. I don't bang my head up against the wall, but I still have those moments. And I think it'll probably continue but at least I know how to deal with it now. And I'm in a much better space."Parents, PLEASE love your children! That's all they ever want, especially when growing up. And fathers, I can't stress the importance of being in your daughter's lives. You are the first and most important relationship that she will have with the opposite sex!
The issues Jackson had might stem back to how she was treated by her brothers, including Michael, who had nicknames for her like "Horse, pig, cow, slaughter-hog," she said."
"It makes you laugh, it really does. It makes you laugh. I guess some people could say, 'Oh that's, you know, brothers and sisters joking, it's all affection, it's all, you know, it's in a loving way.' But not everybody can brush it off, and I was one of those," she said.
In the interview, Jackson also opens up about her father Joe, saying she wasn't to ever call him dad. "He said, 'I'm Joseph to you. You do not call me dad.' That affects you as a kid ... I know my father loves me. He just has a very, very different way of showing it."
Chicago, IL March 7 & 8 The Chicago TheatreWho's going??? *Flash reluctantly raises her hand, as she prays that she gets tickets*
Toronto, ON, Canada March 12 Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
Uncasville, CT, March 16 Mohegan Sun Arena
New York, NY March 18 Radio City Music Hall
Washington, DC March 22 DAR Constitution Hall
Atlantic City, NJ March 25 & 26 Borgata Spa & Resort Event Center
Atlanta, GA March 29 Fox Theatre
Saint Louis, MO March 31 Fox Theatre
Grand Prairie, TX April 2 Verizon Theatre
Denver, CO April 6 Wells Fargo Theatre at the Colorado Convention Center
Phoenix, AZ April 8 Comerica Theatre
Santa Barbara, CA April 9 Santa Barbara Bowl
Los Angeles, CA April 14 Gibson Amphitheatre
San Francisco, CA April 19 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Las Vegas, NV April 22 & 23 Caesars Palace - The Colosseum
“Today I’m really excited to announce my largest ever world tour, celebrating 35 number ones,” Janet stated via AOL Music. “This tour will be different from those of the past in the way that I will perform music exclusively from my Number Ones. You’ll hear all the hits in 35 cities, which I want you to help me select.”DC..DC..DC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“I love her. I enjoy her music. I feel that she came along and she introduced something a little bit different for the people of today. For myself, I don’t mean this in a negative way at all, it’s a little reminiscent of Grace Jones, how big and out there her costumes are.
“I think she is very talented; she writes her own music and has a wonderful voice. I had the opportunity of meeting her for the first time, at a concert of hers. I knew of her before she became the Lady Gaga everyone knows. Her story was incredible and when I knew of this artist, I was rooting for her before she had gotten this recording contract.”Couldn't have agreed me, JJ!
U BETTA WERK! Claim her, young man!!! Damn...hope JD's not reading this!On Janet Jackson:'I don't date Janet Jackson. She is my girlfriend; there is a difference. She is a very special and talented woman who never ceases to amaze me.'
What he does for a living:'I head the retail division [of the Qatar-based family empire, Al Mana Group]. I oversee new developments and I'm constantly working on interesting projects, one of them in design. I'm also pursuing an art project, and i'm involved in several charities.'
