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This post was originally published in 2018 during Janet Jacksons State of the World Tour.
We are revisiting it again today in honor of Jacksons induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Youre not supposed to get to do both.
Privacy is the unseen cost of popularity.
When people know who you are, they get curious about your comings and goings.
That kind of pressure can turn a trip to the mall into a cat-and-mouse game with buzzing photographers.
That heat can turn a simple night out with a friend into a rumor of romance.
Janets secrecy is an unbelievable feat when you consider her history.
The Jacksons spent four decades as Americas preeminent showbiz dynasty.
The very thought of it seems impossible in the age of camera phones and social media.
How did Janet crack the code?
It helps that she was the youngest.
In the earliest years of her life, Janet could watch her brothers charm television and concert audiences.
(Admiration between Janet and Aaliyahran both ways.)
Tinashe and Ciaras Janetdance tributeat the 2015 BET Awards popped with the perfection of a lifetime of practice.
There is the electric guitar before Jimi Hendrix, and there is the electric guitar after Jimi Hendrix.
It is the standard-bearer for the modern political pop album.
