Janet Jackson jokingly asked a radio host to stop asking questions during a recent interview.
During a conversation on Wednesday's episode of “Heart Evenings with Dev Griffin,” the host asked the pop icon if he's tired of being asked the same questions.
Therefore, Janet candidly responded that she did not want to give any interviews at all.
“I don't mean to be rude, but I have to be honest,” she said. “Stop asking questions…”
“I've never thought I would make a good interview. I don't really like talking so I prefer to shut up and listen to other people. That's just how I've been,” the superstar added.
Janet ended the conversation by jokingly commenting, “Don't ask questions….are we done yet?”
The “That's the Way Love Goes” hitmakers are currently on their “Together Again” tour in North America.
Although Janet was reluctant to answer questions, she did say that her famous family and other iconic artists inspired her to get into the music industry.
“You have to leave out my family. Obviously it was my family that spoke to me first. I was so inspired by watching my brother, my sister and my cousin Stevie (Wonder) perform,” the 58-year-old said.
“My brothers used to take me to see them when they went to concerts, and I remember seeing Earth, Wind & Fire as a kid. It's an unforgettable memory. I'll never forget that. I was absolutely blown away by the musicianship and the whole body of work. I absolutely loved it.”
“Then I remember seeing Prince when I was in my early 20s,” she recalls, “and he was singing songs that I wasn't very familiar with, or he wasn't singing songs that I knew well, and I thought, 'If I'm going to perform at this level, I don't want to do that. I want to at least sing songs that people know well.'”