Hot Sci-Fi Beyonce: A Q&A With Janelle Monae

Atlanta soul singer with an Elvis pompadour and props from Prince and Diddy talks evil cyborgs and her hair machine Metropolis: The Chase Suite is a concept album — one of four parts. Did any concept albums influence you? Actually, no. I've heard about David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and I have never listened to it. I've been wanting to, but you know when I'm writing there's only so much information that I want to allow myself to take in. I want to be really like careful, but I'm very tempted to listen it because I hear it's incredible. So where did you get the idea for Metropolis ? Metropo... (link)