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" I’ve had a wonderful amount of success and done a lot at 22, but there’s a lot more I want to do. "
" What's good in having money and being famous if you can't share it with others less fortunate than yourself? "
" I would like to make a bigger impact on the world by giving back, and using my celebrity to raise money for people who need it most. "
" I don't mess around when it comes to my work – it's important. That's when I will definitely put someone in their place. "
“ If God gave you the talent, you should go for it. But don’t think it’s going to be easy. It’s hard! ”
" Being in this business, I accept that there are positives and negatives but having a strong family base and a belief in God enables me to weather the storms. ”
“ It’s hard to say what I want my legacy to be when I’m long gone. ”
“ That’s why I work every day. Ev-er-y day. I want to knock people out. ”
“ There is always a bit of pressure to do a good album – to do good work, period. ”
“ I’m a total performer. ”
“ People are gonna look up to me because I’m young, black, and female. ”
" I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin. "
" I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. "
" I see myself as sexy. If you are comfortable with it, it can be very classy and appealing. "
" I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out there. It is something I will never forget."
" There are certain things I want to keep to me. I don’t discuss my private life. "
" When a fan comes up to you and says I love your music, there’s nothing better than that."
" You have to love what you do to want to do it everyday. "
" I’m the interpreter. I’m the one who takes your words and brings them to life. I was trained to sing and dance and laugh, and that’s what I want to do. "
" I don’t think about my previous success. I’m happy that the work I’ve done has been very successful. "
" It’s in how you carry yourself. I’ve always been a very mature person, and I’ve always known what I wanted. And I go after it no matter what. "
" I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person. "
" All I can do is leave it in God’s hands and hope that my fans feel where I’m coming from. "
" I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original."
" I’m a survivor and I can handle anything. I’m very confident about that. "
" I don't want to abandon one work for the other, and I don't think I need to sacrifice anything to put my all into either one of them."

Aaliyah Archives Exclusive: Fan Chapter from Baby Girl Better Known As Aaliyah

By Sandy

Here at AaliyahArchives.com we have an exclusive for all the fans during the celebration of Aaliyah's 20th Anniversary for her self-titled Red Album. We had a lot of requests asking whether or not we were able to show any contents inside of Kathy Iandoli's book Baby Girl: Better Known As Aaliyah, and we are pleased to inform everyone that we have permission from both the publishers Simon & Shuster and the author herself, to release the Came To Give Love fan chapter! ????

Having read the book in its full entirety, we can honestly say that this is one of the most loving, heartfelt chapters of the book. The personal sentiment, and the reasoning behind why we as fan-pages/fan-sites do what we do, for a woman who inspires us all. The chapter ranges from OG fans (including ourselves and others you may know) who were there during the peak of Aaliyah's reign whilst being alive, as well as younger fans who express why and how much Aaliyah means to them, despite not being around during Aaliyah's tragic demise.

Every interview in this chapter will not only resonate with everyone within this fanbase, but it will also show the true, transparancy of what all the fans really feel in regards to Aaliyah's legacy 20 years on...

We hope everyone enjoys this excerpt from the book as much as we do!

Happy reading! ????

Baby Girl Better Known As Aaliyah is available for pre-order via...

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