Janelle Monáe Claims She Time Traveled to the 1970s to See David Bowie Live, Leaving Lucy Dacus Visibly Confused Jack IrvinOctober 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM 0 Rolling Stone/Instagram Lucy Dacus; Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe spoke to Lucy Dacus for the new Rolling Stone Musicians on Musicians issue The "Ma...
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Jack IrvinOctober 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Janelle Monáe spoke to Lucy Dacus for the new Rolling Stone Musicians on Musicians issue
The "Make Me Feel" artist told Dacus she once traveled through time to see David Bowie live in the 1970s
Dacus appeared visibly confused by the story
Janelle Monáe might just have abilities the rest of us haven't figured out yet.
In a new conversation with Lucy Dacus for the Rolling Stone Musicians on Musicians issue, the "Make Me Feel" artist, 39, claimed she time traveled back to the 1970s and attended a David Bowie concert, leaving the "Night Shift" singer, 30, visibly confused.
Monáe told the story while explaining her affinity for Halloween. "I've always loved transforming, and I think that's what I love about Halloween, and that's what I love about world building through music," she said. "I think when I saw David Bowie..."
"You saw him?" questioned Dacus.
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"I did," said Monáe with a straight face. "I traveled back into the 1970s, and I saw him do [The Rise and Fall of] Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, and it was incredible."
A seemingly dumbfounded Dacus replied, "You traveled back."
"Yeah, I was backstage," continued Monáe. "I was like, 'This is what I want to do,' and so I jetted back to the 2000s, and I was like, 'I can have the musical, make the music, create the lyrics and create community around transformation and being queer — and not even in sexuality, but just in how we see the world."
Returning to the larger point about Halloween, Monáe explained the holiday marks a time when "people give themselves permission to be on my frequency."
She added, "Let's transform. Let's play. Let's go outside the mundane and what people know us as every day. Leave room to allow yourself to transform."
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Janelle Monáe and Lucy Dacus
Elsewhere in the interview, Monáe spoke about a screenplay she's currently writing — which is bound to be a great use of her imagination. "The goal has always been to write, star in, do the soundtrack, produce. A lot of things, I know, but I have to fully realize an idea, and I know that I will not stop until I get this," she said.
"I wish I had some sort of pipe that I can push in my brain. Because the time that it takes... You have the idea, and to realize it, you gotta talk to all these people," continued the multi-hyphenate performer. "I'm just like, "I see it!"
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