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Janelle Monáe: Time Travel Sparks Creative Journey Ahead

10/26/2025

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Janelle Monáe, singer-songwriter, claims she traveled back to see David Bowie during his Ziggy Stardust tour in the 1970s.
In a Rolling Stone interview with Lucy Dacus, she says the experience was transformative and inspired her queer-identity work.
She says she wants to create music and films, and Is God Is is set for release in 2026.
Monáe will host the Wondaween Halloween festival in Los Angeles on October 30.

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Story summary

Janelle Monáe, singer-songwriter, claims she traveled back to see David Bowie during his Ziggy Stardust tour in the 1970s.
In a Rolling Stone interview with Lucy Dacus, she says the experience was transformative and inspired her queer-identity work.
She says she wants to create music and films, and Is God Is is set for release in 2026.
Monáe will host the Wondaween Halloween festival in Los Angeles on October 30.