Janet Jackson jokingly asked a radio host to stop asking her questions during a recent interview.
As part of a conversation for Heart Evenings with Dev Griffin that aired on Wednesday, the host asked the pop icon whether she is tired of being asked the same questions.
Accordingly, Janet candidly responded that she prefers not to do interviews at all.
"I don't mean to be rude, but I have to be honest with you," she said. "Please stop asking me questions...
"I've never thought I give a good interview. I really don't like speaking, so I'd rather stay quiet and listen to other people talk, and that's always been me," the superstar added.
Janet went on to wrap up the conversation by commenting in a joking way, "Don't ask me questions.... Are we finished?"
The That's the Way Love Goes hitmaker is currently on her Together Again tour of North America.
And despite her reluctance to answer questions, Janet did speak about how she was inspired to get into the music industry by her famous family and other iconic artists.
"I have to exclude family because obviously that spoke to me first, seeing my brothers, my sisters, my cousin Stevie (Wonder) - seeing him perform was a huge inspiration," the 58-year-old shared.
"My brothers would often take me with them when they would go to concerts, and I remember seeing Earth, Wind & Fire as a kid - just unforgettable. I'll never forget that. Really blew me away, the musicianship, and then the body of work. I absolutely loved it.
"And then I remember seeing Prince when I was in my early, early, early, early 20s," she recalled. "He did some songs that I wasn't that familiar with and didn't do songs that I was familiar with, and I thought, 'If I ever perform on this level, I don't want to do that. I want to at least do songs that people are familiar with, for sure.'"
