Master T: PLEASE HAVE A SEAT. ALL RIGHT! YEAH! HOW ARE YOU JANET?

Janet: THANK YOU.

Master T: HI, JANET. HOW ARE YOU DOING? HOW ARE YOU?

Janet: I'M COLD. I FEEL A DRAFT. OH, THE WINDOW—I'M COLD. I FEEL A DRAFT. OH, THE WINDOW IS OPEN.

Master T: CAN WE CLOSE THAT WINDOW? SHE'S COMING OUT. DON'T WORRY; WE'LL SEE YOU LATER. WELL

Janet: YOU GUYS ARE SO SWEET!

Master T: WELCOME TO MuchMusic ONCE AGAIN.

Janet: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Master T: HOW ARE YOU?

Janet: WELL, THANKS.

Master T: LAST TIME I SAW YOU, YOU WERE DOING THE PROMOTIONAL TOUR, AND NOW THE NEW CD IS OUT, CALLED "ALL FOR YOU." WE'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SPEND AN HOUR WITH YOU, JUST RELAX AND CHILL OUT AND HAVE FANS INTERACT WITH YOU. IT'S A REAL SPECIAL HOUR FOR US. I MENTIONED IN MY INTRODUCTION, WHICH YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T HEAR BECAUSE THE YOUNG CATS WERE SCREAMING THEIR HEADS OFF. BUT I MENTIONED THE WORD "ICON." IN YOUR WILDEST DREAMS, DID YOU EVER BELIEVE YOU WOULD ACHIEVE SUCH A LEVEL OF SUCCESS?

Janet: NO. YOU DO WHAT YOU DO BECAUSE YOU LOVE IT SO MUCH AND I'M SO BLESSED AND SO THANKFUL AND I NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS THOUGHT ANY OF THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO ME. I'M SO THANKFUL. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING SO SUPPORTIVE.

Master T: WHAT QUALITIES DO YOU FEEL YOU POSSESS AND WHO HAS ACTUALLY HELPED YOU? BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST ONE PERSON THAT MAKES YOU GET THERE, BUT WHO HAS ACTUALLY HELPED YOU AND SHAPED YOU TO GET TO THIS POINT?

Janet: WELL, IT'S SEVERAL PEOPLE IN MY LIVES. IT'S FAMILY AND ALL THAT YOU LEARN FROM YOUR PARENTS AND WHAT YOUR MOTHER INSTILLS INTO YOU AND SEEING THE MISTAKES AND THE—THE PROS AND THE CONS, THE MISTAKES THAT MY BROTHERS MADE, LEARNING FROM THAT, AS WELL AS ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT THEY DID AND JUST WORKING WITH THE GREAT PEOPLE IN MY LIFE, ASIDE FROM JIMMY AND TERRY, WHICH ARE GIVENS, AND HAVING WONDERFUL MANAGEMENT AND WONDERFUL RECORD COMPANIES AND JUST WORKING WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND HAVING THEM BE SO SUPPORTIVE. IT'S TRULY A TEAM EFFORT I GUESS IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT, LIKE YOU SAID. IT'S NOT SOLELY ME.

Master T: AND ONE THING THAT YOU DEFINITELY KNOW HOW TO DO IS CAPTURE AND JUST TAKE EVERYBODY IN LIVE ON STAGE. WE HAVE PUT A LITTLE CLIP TOGETHER OF JANET JACKSON DOING HER THING LIVE ON STAGE!

Master T: THAT WAS JANET DOING HER THING LIVE.

Janet: I'M LOOKING AT THE FIREMEN. THEY ARE STARING IN HERE. HI.

Master T: THAT MUST BE THE MOST NATURAL HIGH, TO BE LIVE ON STAGE JUST DOING YOUR THING?

Janet: IT REALLY IS. THE ENDORPHINS THAT ARE RELEASED BECAUSE OF THE ENERGY AND THE LOVE YOU FEEL FROM THE AUDIENCE, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT.

Master T: WHAT'S BEEN THE MOST CHALLENGING TOUR FOR YOU?

Janet: PHYSICALLY AND EVEN EMOTIONALLY WAS THE VELVET ROPE TOUR. THAT WAS REALLY CHALLENGING. IT WAS A DIFFICULT SHOW TO DO. THERE WERE ONLY—IT WAS A TWO-HOUR SHOW BUT THERE WAS ONLY SEVEN MINUTES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THERE WAS ONLY SEVEN MINUTES WHERE I SAT DOWN AND THE REST WAS ALL DANCE, SO IT WAS VERY PHYSICAL. THERE WERE DAYS WHEN I WOULD GO BACKSTAGES FOR A QUICK CHANGE AND WOULD FIND MYSELF CRYING ABOUT SOMETHING AND HAVING TO JUST LET ALL THAT GO FOR A SECOND BECAUSE I HAD A SHOW TO DO AND THAT'S NOT WHAT PEOPLE PAID TO SEE YOU DO, TO GET OUT THERE AND CRY. THEY WANT A SHOW. I WAS STILL GOING THROUGH SOME THINGS DURING THE VELVET ROPE TOUR AS WELL.

Master T: WE'RE GOING TO...WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO CHECK OUT YOUR VIDEO, THE FIRST SINGLE OFF THE "ALL FOR YOU" CD, SAME TITLE. WE'LL DO THAT FOR YOU AND COME BACK "LIVE @Much" WITH JANET JACKSON.

[Pause]

Master T: YEAH! "ALL FOR YOU," THE LEADOFF SINGLE FROM THE ALBUM WITH THE SAME NAME, JANET JACKSON. NOW, JANET, WHEN YOU'RE ACTUALLY WATCHING—WHEN YOU'RE WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS, I KNOW WHAT I SEE FROM THAT VIDEO, AND I'LL TELL YOU IN A MINUTE— BUT WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THE VIDEO?

Janet: I MISS THE GIRLS. I MISS THEM SO MUCH. I HAVEN'T SEEN THE VIDEO IN AWHILE AND I WAS LOOKING AT KELLY, THE ONE IN THE OPENING OF THE ALBUM WHEN I'M TALKING -- YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW. YOU DON'T HAVE IT YET. I'M TALKING TO SOMEONE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE ALBUM AND IT'S ACTUALLY KELLY. SHE'S THE ONE WITH THE RED ON, THE RED OUTFIT, AND WE'RE GOOD FRIENDS, AND I'M LOOKING AT LAURA AND JENNA AND I MISS THEM. THEY'RE AT HOME REHEARSING FOR THE TOUR.

Master T: WELL, YOU'LL GET TO SEE THEM AGAIN. BUT THE THING I SEE ABOUT THE VIDEO—NO, I HAVE A HEART. YOU LOOK REALLY MISCHIEVOUS IN THAT VIDEO.

Janet: DO I?

Master T: ARE YOU? THERE'S LITTLE MISCHIEVOUS BITS IN THERE. THAT LITTLE SMILE, JUST KIND OF WORK IT... THAT'S THE KIND OF MISCHIEVOUS. IT'S NICE, THOUGH.

Janet: WELL, THANK YOU.

Master T: YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO KNOW HOW TO INTERACT WITH JANET. YOU CAN HOOK UP VIA PHONE, FAX OR E-MAIL. WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY GET TO TALK ABOUT THE BRAND-NEW ALBUM FROM JANET JACKSON "ALL FOR YOU" BECAUSE SHE'S "LIVE @Much." COME ON BACK.

[Pause]

Master T: YEAH, WE'RE BACK HERE LIVE WITH JANET JACKSON. IT'S DEFINITELY LIVE AND DEFINITELY ELECTRIC IN HERE. HERE'S THE NEW CD, "ALL FOR YOU."

Janet: YES.

Master T: JUDGING FROM THE TITLE, "ALL FOR YOU," WHO IS THE RECORD FOR?

Janet: IT'S FOR THE FANS.

Master T: WHY—I MEAN I'M SURE LIKE A LOT OF YOUR RECORDS OBVIOUSLY YOU DO THAT IN TERMS OF WORKING WITH THE FANS. WHY IS THIS ONE REALLY AN IMPORTANT RECORD FOR YOU IN TERMS OF DELIVERING—

Janet: IT'S THE NEXT PHASE OF MY LIFE. I ALWAYS WRITE WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY LIFE AND WHAT I'M FEELING IN MY HEART AT THE MOMENT, AND THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE "VELVET ROPE" AND I PUT A LITTLE THANK-YOU IN THERE TO YOU GUYS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE. THERE HAVE BEEN UPS AND DOWNS, GOING THROUGH TOUGH TIMES AND GREAT TIMES AND THEY NEVER FAIL TO NOT BE THERE FOR ME, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN SO LOYAL. THANK YOU.

Master T: LISTENING TO THE RECORD LYRICALLY AND MUSICALLY, THERE'S—IT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT, A SENSE OF FREEDOM FOR YOU AS WELL.

Janet: YEAH. THERE DEFINITELY IS, AND YOU CAN HEAR IT ON THE ALBUM. IT'S A VERY UP, VERY HOPEFUL, OPTIMISTIC, HAPPY ALBUM. THAT'S THE SPACE THAT I'M IN. THERE IS A SENSE OF FREEDOM AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT GOING ON AND THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED SINCE "VELVET ROPE," A LOT OF CHANGES.

Master T: YOU WORKED WITH JIMMY JAM AND TERRY LEWIS.

Janet: AND ALSO ROCKWILDER, AND WHAT'S SO GREAT WITH ROCK IS HE'S SUCH A NICE GUY, GUYS, BUT YOU GET TO SEE A WHOLE DIFFERENT SIDE TO HIM ON THIS ALBUM, FOR INSTANCE THE SONG "WOULD YOU MIND" IS SO SENSUAL, AND IT'S NOT JUST THE HIP-HOP STUFF. HE GETS TO STRETCH HIS WINGS AND SHOW OTHER SIDES OF HIMSELF.

Master T: ON "VELVET ROPE," YOU HAD THE JONI MITCHELL SOUND GOING AND NOW YOU GOT HOOKED UP WITH CARLY SIMON. HOW DO YOU GET THAT GOING?

Janet: I WAS NEVER GOING TO DO A DUET ON THIS ALBUM BUT WE SAMPLED, JIMMY AND I, "YOU'RE SO VAIN," AND IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT WITH JUST ME SPEAKING ON IT AND SINGING, THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL SONG, AND THEN I HAD TO GET HER APPROVAL. WE SPOKE ON THE PHONE AND SHE'S SUCH A SWEET LADY AND SAID SHE WANTED TO SING ALL THE CHORUSES OVER WITH ME AND SHE WOULD WRITE A FEW LINES AND WE COULD USE THEM, NO OBLIGATION. SHE WENT BACK AND WROTE A WHOLE SONG IS WHAT SHE DID, AND IT'S SO AWESOME. IT'S LIKE SPOKEN WORD AND WE MARRIED THE TWO, JIMMY AND MYSELF. I LOVE THAT TRACK. IT'S SO ABSTRACT, SO TO SPEAK. IT'S REALLY COOL.

Master T: IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE A CLASSIC, A REMAKE DONE SO TOTALLY NEW. SPEAKERS' CORNER, WE GO RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE NATION CAN ASK YOU A QUESTION, SO WE'RE GOING TO JET OFF TO HALIFAX WITH A QUESTION FOR JANET RIGHT NOW.

Janet: SURE.

HI, JANET. I'M FROM LEEDS IN ENGLAND, BUT I'M IN HALIFAX, CANADA. I'M WONDERING, YOU TAKE YOUR APPEARANCE VERY SERIOUSLY. IS IT IMPORTANT TO YOU OR IS IT BECAUSE INDUSTRY DEMANDS IT?

Janet: WELL, YOU KNOW, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT WITH THE FIELD THAT I'M IN, BUT IT'S MORE SO ME BEING. YOU HAVE TO BE HAPPY WITH YOURSELF. IT TRULY IS ALL ABOUT YOU. I THINK SOCIETY—WE CAN BE SO CRUEL SOMETIMES IN WHAT THEY PUT UPON US, THE STRESS. IT'S ABOUT SELF-ACCEPTANCE AND HOW YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOU, WHERE YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF. IT'S ABOUT ME MORE SO THAN ANYTHING.

Master T: WHAT'S YOUR WORKOUT REGIME LIKE BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT SOME ABS, KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

Janet: WELL, PREPARING FOR TOUR, IT'S PRETTY GRUELING, SIX DAYS A WEEK, TWO-AND-A-HALF HOURS A DAY, A LITTLE RUN, THREE MILES— TONY MARTINEZ, THE TRAINER WHO TRAINS MYSELF AND ALL THE DANCERS, HE LIKES TO MIX IT UP AND WE EVEN BOX, THEN DO FIVE OR SIX HOURS OF REHEARSAL FOR DANCE ALONE AFTER THAT. SO IT'S PRETTY TOUGH.

Master T: YOU MENTIONED HOW SOCIETY CAN BE CRUEL, AND LIKE ANY WOMAN, YOUR WEIGHT HAS FLUCTUATED.

Janet: YES.

Master T: WITH THAT, FOR YOU EMOTIONALLY, DOES THE EMOTIONAL THING SURROUND YOU -- IF YOU'RE FEELING DOWN AND DEPRESSED, IS IT FOOD

Janet: I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT IF I'M FEELING STRESSED OUT, I DON'T EAT AND BECOME A TWIG. I WISH I WAS. I DO JUST THE OPPOSITE. THAT'S MY COMFORT. I EAT IF I'M BUMMED OUT. SO IT'S LIKE MY WEIGHT HAS ALWAYS GONE BACK TO THIS SIZE WHEN I FEEL A HAPPY—LIKE A BALANCE, WHICH IS WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. AND IT'S NOT ABOUT, "OH, YOU'VE GOT A PROJECT COMING UP, GOT TO GET THIN." IT'S ABOUT HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT YOU. IF YOU LIKE A LITTLE BIT MORE MEAT ON YOUR BONES, SO BE IT, IF THAT'S WHERE YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF.

From the Crowd: YEAH!

Janet: IT'S ALL ABOUT YOURSELF.

Master T: YOUR JANET JACKSON STYLE AND IMAGE IS ALWAYS IN CHECK SO WE PUT SOMETHING FOR YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND TAKE A LOOK AT JANET STYLIN'!

Janet: OKAY.

Master T: GREAT IMAGE. I MEAN, YOU KNOW—ONCE AGAIN, WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT CHANGES?

Janet: YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING; IT REALLY IS. THE ONE THING I COMMENTED ON IS HOW MUCH I LOOK LIKE MY FATHER WITH THE GLASSES ON. I LOOK JUST LIKE JOSEPH JACKSON. BUT IT'S FUN DOING VIDEOS AND IT'S LIKE PLAYING PRETEND, SO TO SPEAK. YOU DRESS UP IN COSTUMES. I LOVE THE BUSTER. THEY MADE ME UP WITH THE MAKEUP AND THEY HAD THE BLACK COCKS—THAT'S THE NAME OF THE FEATHERS ON THE EYELASHES, GUYS.

Master T: I KNEW THAT.

Janet: IT TOOK ME TWELVE HOURS TO GET READY FOR THAT.

Master T: I LOVE PICTURES IN THE CDs. SOME ARTISTS GIVE YOU ONE SHOT ON THE COVER AND THEN NO PICTURES INSIDE.

SHE'S COMING OUTSIDE!

BUT YOU HAVE THREE NICE SHOTS IN THERE, THREE NICE PHOTOS. LET'S GO TO PHOTO NUMBER ONE. TELL ME WHAT JANET—WHAT'S THE MOOD? WHAT IS THAT PICTURE SAYING?

Janet: I'M SO SICK. NO, I WAS! I WAS REALLY SICK THIS DAY THAT THE ALBUM—THE DOCTOR HAD TO COME AND SEE ME ON THE SET. I WAS REALLY SICK! I WAS.

Master T: AND THEY WORKED YOU? YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE DAY OFF.

Janet: THERE WAS NO TIME. SOMETIMES I SOUND NASALLY ON THE ALBUM. I WAS REALLY SICK.

Master T: PICTURE TWO, THERE'S A VIBE GOING ON. LOOK AT THAT. WHAT'S THAT SAY?

Janet: I'M TIRED! "IS IT TIME TO GO HOME YET."

Master T: IF YOU'RE TIRED, THE NEXT ONE, YOU MUST BE READY TO GO TO BED.

Janet: WHICH PICTURE IS THIS.

Master T: THIS ONE. THAT'S A VERY NICE SHOT.

Janet: THANK YOU.

Master T: IT'S VERY NICE, A BEAUTIFUL SHOT. DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT ONE?

Janet: I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

Master T: I'LL TELL YOU: IT LOOKS "FABULOSE"! DO YOU WANT TO GO TO THE WINDOW AND MEET THE FANS OUTSIDE?

Janet: YEAH.

Master T: OKAY. WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM DAVID.

HI, JANET. JANET...

Master T: ALL RIGHT.

JANET...

Master T: DO YOU WANT TO GO OVER THERE?

JANET, I RESPECT YOU THE MOST IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND I WANT TO KNOW WHO YOU RESPECT THE MOST IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY?

Master T: THE QUESTION ONE MORE TIME?

JANET, I'M DAVID AND THIS IS MY FRIEND JASON. WE LOVE YOU.

Master T: KEEP IT DOWN. OKAY. WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION?

JANET, ME AND MY FRIEND JASON RESPECT YOU THE MOST IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AS A FEMALE. WHO DO YOU RESPECT THE MOST AS A FEMALE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY?

Master T: DAVID'S QUESTION WAS—

Janet: HI, DAVID.

Master T: THEY RESPECT YOU

Janet: THANK YOU.

Master T: -- AS A FEMALE IN THE INDUSTRY. WHO DO YOU RESPECT IN THE INDUSTRY?

Janet: I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF RESPECT FOR STEVIE WONDER. I THINK HE'S AWESOME. DO YOU MEAN MORE OF THE KIDS TODAY? I THINK DESTINY—I THINK ALL THE KIDS ARE REALLY COOL. I LOVE DESTINY'S CHILD. I LOVE PINK. I EVEN ENJOY BRITNEY AND CHRISTINA. I LOVE BACKSTREET, 'N SYNC. SOME OF THESE GUYS ARE FRIENDS OF MINE. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR MUSIC AND THEIR HARD WORK. IT'S NOT EASY AND THEY'RE DOING IT VERY WELL IN BEING SO YOUNG.

Master T: JANET'S GOING TO SAY HI TO HER FANS OUT HERE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK BECAUSE JANET JACKSON IS "LIVE @Much!"

WE WERE HERE THREE YEARS AGO WHEN MICHAEL WAS HERE AND I FELT SORRY FOR HIM BECAUSE YOU'RE IN MONACO. YOU HAVE TO GET OUT, HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THINGS AND HE OBVIOUSLY COULDN'T. WHEN YOU CAME IN, THE PAPARAZZI WENT WILD. IS IT FRUSTRATING TO BE IN MONACO BUT NOT BE ABLE TO GO OUT AND DO THINGS LIKE A NORMAL PERSON?

Janet: INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING, BUT I MAKE SURE I DO IT ANYWAY. THAT'S THE WAY I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AND I'M GOING TO KEEP MY LIFE. NOT TO SAY MY BROTHER IS A HERMIT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO BECOME A HERMIT. I ENJOY THOSE THINGS TOO MUCH, BEING OUT WITH MY FRIENDS AND SUCH, TO LET IT GO BECAUSE OF PAPARAZZI.

Master T: YEAH, WE'RE BACK "LIVE @Much" WITH JANET JACKSON. IT SEEMS SO INCREDIBLY EASY FOR YOU TO SAY THAT BUT HOW DO YOU ACTUALLY MAINTAIN IT? HOW DO YOU—WITH THE PAPARAZZI ALL OVER YOU. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN JUST WALK DOWN YONGE STREET AND HANG OUT.

Janet: IT'S TOUGH, AND YOU HAVE PLACES YOU CAN GO WHERE YOU SEE OTHER ENTERTAINERS AND PEOPLE RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY AND THEY DON'T LET PAPARAZZI OR JOURNALISTS KNOW THIS IS YOUR SPOT. IT IS FRUSTRATING AND TOUGH, BUT I DO LIKE BEING OUT AND I STILL GO OUT TO CLUBS WITH MY FRIENDS AND THERE ARE CERTAIN PLACES YOU CAN GO AND HAVE A GOOD TIME STILL.

Janet: I LOVE YOU, TOO.

Master T: WE'RE HEADING TO VANCOUVER, B.C., AND A QUESTION FOR YOU.

HI, JANET. I'M FIONA FROM VANCOUVER AND I HAVE A VERY PERSONAL QUESTION FOR YOU. YOU'RE A VERY PRIVATE PERSON AND HAVE MANAGED TO KEEP A LOT OF YOUR LIFE A MYSTERY, WHICH IS A VERY DIFFICULT THING FOR FAMOUS PEOPLE TO DO. IT'S BEEN IN THE PAPERS THAT YOUR EX-HUSBAND MIGHT REVEAL A LOT ABOUT YOUR PRIVATE LIFE. HOW DOES THAT BETRAYAL MAKE YOU FEEL?

Janet: WELL—WELL, IT'S IN THE PAPER. THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT IT'S TRUE, FOR ONE. AND I MEAN IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT WERE TO HAPPEN, IT DEFINITELY HURTS BECAUSE YOU HAVE KEPT YOUR LIFE SO PRIVATE AND I'M BIG ON FAMILY AND FRIENDSHIPS AND TRUST AN HONESTY AND LOYALTY AND ALL THAT STUFF, AND TO HAVE SOMEONE TURN ON YOU IN SUCH A WAY BECAUSE THEY'RE HURTING, I THINK IT SAYS MORE ABOUT THE PERSON REALLY THAN ANYTHING

Master T: WHY THE—YOU WERE MARRIED FOR—WHAT, EIGHT OR NINE YEARS?

Janet: EIGHT.

Master T: WHY THE SECRECY SURROUNDING THE MARRIAGE?

Janet: I WANTED TO HAVE A NORMAL LIFE AND IT'S DIFFICULT IN THE INDUSTRY, TO HAVE A NORMAL LIFE. PEOPLE ARE MARRIED ONE MONTH AND DIVORCED THE NEXT, THE NEXT YEAR. THERE'S SO MUCH NEGATIVITY AND PEOPLE WONDER HOW LONG IT WILL LAST AS OPPOSED TO WISHING THEM WELL. WE WERE TOGETHER THIRTEEN YEARS. THAT'S A LONG TIME.

Master T: BUT HE'S ALSO BROKEN—I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS TRUTH AND WHAT ISN'T. WE HEAR HE'S SUING YOU FOR $10 MILLION—

Janet: THERE ARE STILL LEGAL ISSUES HAPPENING, YEAH.

Master T: HOW DO YOU COME AROUND AND HOW DO YOU PUT THAT TRUST BACK INTO SOMEBODY ELSE AGAIN IF YOU CAN AT ALL?

Janet: YOU CAN'T LET THAT GET TO YOU. THAT WOULD BE SO UNFAIR TO ME TO SAY, "I'M NEVER GOING TO LOVE AGAIN BECAUSE ONE BAD APPLE DECIDED TO SPOIL IT FOR ME." I MIGHT MISS OUT ON SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RELATIONSHIPS IN MY LIFE AND EVEN FRIENDSHIPS BECAUSE OF WHAT I HAVE GONE THROUGH WITH THIS PERSON? THAT'S NOT FAIR TO MYSELF. IT REALLY ISN'T. I REFUSE TO LET MYSELF TAKE THAT PATH.

Master T: WE'RE GOING TO TAKE AN AUDIENCE QUESTION, AND IT'S FROM SHARINA. WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION?

HI. I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU YOU HAVE INSPIRED ME AND MY SISTER OUR ENTIRE LIVES, AND MY QUESTION IS FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT LIFE STAGES THAT YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE THAT YOUR MUSIC REPRESENTS, WHO OR WHAT OR WHERE DO YOU TURN TO FOR ADVICE, GUIDANCE, COMFORT, THAT SORT OF THING?

Janet: OH, GOSH. I TURN TO A FEW PEOPLE. I TURN TO MY MOTHER, PEOPLE WHO I CONSIDER MY BEST FRIENDS. THEY ARE VERY HONEST WITH ME AND THEY'RE NOT ASS-KISSERS. I HOPE I CAN SAY THAT— BUT IT'S THE TRUTH AND YOU HAVE TO WANT TO SURROUND YOURSELF WITH THOSE TYPES OF PEOPLE, AND I'M REALLY BIG ON BEING TOLD THE TRUTH EVEN IF IT'S GOING TO HURT MY FEELINGS OR MAKE ME CRY. WHEN I STEP OUT OF LINE, MY FRIENDS GET ON ME ABOUT IT, AND I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THAT KEEPS ME GROUNDED AND I THINK KEEPS ME ON THE RIGHT PATH.

Master T: HOW WOULD YOU STEP OUT OF LINE? WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

Janet: YOU WANT TO HEAR WHAT JUST RECENTLY HAPPENED?

Master T: SURE.

Janet: BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE TRUTH, THOUGH. DO YOU GUYS GET—NO, I WON'T EVEN SAY THAT. I DID THIS SHOW, THE DIVAS LIVE, AND AFTER THE SHOW I HAD A MEETING AND I WAS SO TIRED, YOU GUYS, BECAUSE I HAD BEEN WORKING ALL DAY, AND WE DIDN'T FINISH UNTIL ABOUT 1 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. SOMEONE ELSE THAT WAS IN THE MEETING WITH ME WHO IS A FRIEND OF MINE THOUGHT I WAS KIND OF BITCHY IN THE MEETING - CAN I SAY THAT?

Master T: JANET, THAT'S TWO BLEEP BLEEPS. ONE MORE AND YOU'RE GONE! JUST KIDDING.

Janet: BUT SHE SAID, "YOU WERE A LITTLE BITCHY TO HIM. I THINK HE DESERVES AN APOLOGY WHOOPS!

Master T: SECURITY! NO, NO.

Janet: I ASKED LINDSAY, ONE OF THE MANAGERS, AND HE DIDN'T THINK I WAS AND WE MET A WEEK LATER AND I APOLOGIZED AND TOLD HIM I WAS TIRED AND I APOLOGIZED BUT THAT'S NO EXCUSE IF I WAS ACTING LIKE A YOU-KNOW-WHAT. BUT I APPRECIATE THAT, AS OPPOSED TO SAYING, "OH, MY GOD, IS SHE GOING TO GET MAD AT ME, NEVER SPEAK TO ME AGAIN IF I TELL HER THE TRUTH?" NO, I WANT TO HEAR IT.

Master T: WE'RE OPENING UP THE PHONE LINES. WE HAVE BIANCA.

Caller: I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOUR ALBUM TO COME OUT.

Janet: THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Caller: YOU'RE WELCOME. WHEN YOU RETIRE FROM YOUR SINGING CAREER, WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU WANT REMEMBERED?

Janet: THE ONE THING IS THAT I ENJOY HELPING PEOPLE AND I TRY TO DO IT THAT THE BEST WAY I KNOW HOW AND THAT'S THROUGH MY MUSIC. THAT'S WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO ME, MORE SO THAN THE RECORD SALES OR ANY OF THAT, IS SOMEONE LISTENING TO THE MUSIC AND GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF IT THAT'S REALLY POSITIVE AND TAKING THAT BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE? THE SNOWBALL EFFECT. THEY WILL EVENTUALLY INSPIRE SOMEONE ELSE OR GIVE WORDS OF GREAT ADVICE TO SOMEONE ELSE AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

Master T: THANK YOU, BIANCA. WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'RE STILL GOING TO HANG OUT WITH JANET JACKSON BECAUSE WE'RE "LIVE @Much." SO COME ON BACK!

[Pause]

Master T: YEAH! WE'RE BACK HERE LIVE WITH JANET JACKSON. WE HAVE TO TOUCH UPON YOUR MOVIE CAREER. YOU PLAYED IN "PROFESSOR II" OPPOSITE THE KLUMPS. I CAN'T EVEN SAY EDDIE MURPHY. ANYTHING COMING UP FOR YOU?

Janet: AFTER THE TOUR. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SCRIPTS I'M INTERESTED IN AND WE'LL SEE HOW LONG I EXTEND IT FOR. BUT IT'S A PASSION OF MINE AND SOMETHING I WANT TO GET MORE SERIOUS ABOUT.

Master T: WHAT I WANT TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT IS THE RECORD. IT TAKES YOU THROUGH—IT'S A MUSICAL JOURNEY. YOU HAVE THE POP TUNES GOING ON, THE CLUB STUFF, THE BALLADS HAPPENING AND THEN YOU'VE GOT YOUR GET-DOWN, NITTY-GRITTY, SWEATY LOVE SONGS, TOO.

Janet: BABY-MAKING SONGS.

Master T: THERE IS. BUT ONE THING THAT SURPRISES ME IS WHEN JANET TALKS ABOUT SEX OR—PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED AT HOW MUCH OF A SEXUAL PERSON YOU ARE.

Janet: WHY IS THAT? I DON'T KNOW.

Master T: MAYBE THEY CAN'T LOOK AT YOU AND REALIZE YOU HAVE ACTUALLY GROWN UP, THAT YOU'RE A WOMAN AND YOU'RE A SEXUAL BEING.

Janet: A LOT OF PEOPLE TELL ME I'M PART OF THE FAMILY, LIKE THE LITTLE SISTER BECAUSE THEY GREW UP WITH ME AND YOU CAN NEVER IMAGINE, "OH, MY GOD! MY LITTLE SISTER IS HAVING SEX NOW." SO MAYBE THAT'S WHAT IT IS. I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

Master T: PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONED YOUR SEXUALITY AS WELL, TOO, AND HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL—

Janet: I DON'T CARE. THEY HAVE DONE IT FOREVER. IF I SAY IT UPSETS ME, THAT MEANS I'M TOTALLY AGAINST BISEXUALITY OR HOMOSEXUALITY, AND I'M NOT HOMOPHOBIC WHATSOEVER. I DON'T MIND AT ALL. AND—

Master T: YOU DON'T MIND FOR OTHER PEOPLE?

Janet: WAIT—IT WENT OVER MY HEAD. I MISSED IT.

Master T: BUT PEOPLE ARE SO

Janet: I DON'T MIND THOSE RUMOURS. THERE ARE OTHER RUMOURS I DO MIND. THOSE, THEY DON'T BOTHER ME; THEY REALLY DON'T. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M VERY CLOSE WITH THE DANCERS AND A FEW OF THEM ARE SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS, SO WE'RE VERY AFFECTIONATE PEOPLE. DANCERS PERIOD ARE VERY AFFECTIONATE PEOPLE. SOMEONE COMES INTO THE ROOM AND YOU'RE SITTING ON THEIR LAP AND THEY THINK, "THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON," BUT THAT'S BEEN WITH ME FOREVER. IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HEARD THESE RUMOURS.

Master T: WE HAVE AN AUDIENCE QUESTION FROM HEATHER.

THIS IS MY FRIEND SHERRY, AND I HAVE A COUPLE FRIENDS OVER THERE, AMY AND SHANNON.

Janet: HI, YOU GUYS.

YOU HAVE COVERED SUCH A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES, RACISM, SEXUALITY AND OTHER THINGS. ARE THERE STILL ANY ISSUES THAT YOU WANT TO DEAL WITH THAT YOU HAVEN'T ADDRESSED SO FAR?

Janet: THAT I HAVEN'T ADDRESSED? I THINK ONE—THERE ARE— OH, GOSH! THERE ARE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS I WOULD STILL LIKE TO WORK WITH THAT I HAVEN'T SUCH AS HELPING AMERICAN INDIANS. I HAVE NEVER ADDRESSED, YOU KNOW, ISSUES THAT DEAL WITH CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, AND I LOVE ANIMALS. WE HAD A FRICKIN' ZOO GROWING UP WITH LLAMAS AND GIRAFFES AND GUESS WHO TOOK CARE OF THEM ALL?

Master T: THAT WAS A FLASHBACK RIGHT THERE.

Janet: EXACTLY. I THOUGHT ABOUT IT. BUT THAT'S AN ISSUE I HAVE NEVER ADDRESSED THAT I PROBABLY WILL IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Master T: WE HAVE A PHONE CALL FROM LANA.

Caller: HI, JANET. I LOVE YOUR MUSIC AND I'M A DANCER, SO I WANT TO SAY THAT YOU'RE A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL FOR ME AND EVERYBODY ELSE.

Janet: THANK YOU.

Caller: YOU'RE WELCOME. IF YOU COULD EXCHANGE YOUR FAME FOR ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? WHAT WOULD IT BE IF YOU HAD TO EXCHANGE YOUR FAME...

Janet: YOU KNOW WHAT? I LOVE WHAT I DO SO MUCH I DOUBT IF I COULD EVER DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT IF I DID, IT WOULD HAVE TO—I DON'T KNOW! IT WOULD HAVE TO—HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH A FAMILY MEMBER SERIOUSLY NEEDING ME TO BE THERE FOR THEM AND OBVIOUSLY NOT EVER—I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD POSSIBLY BE AS TO WHERE I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PERFORM AGAIN BUT... GOSH! I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW! I REALLY LOVE WHAT I DO SO MUCH, I DOUBT I TRULY EVER COULD UNLESS A FAMILY MEMBER REALLY NEEDED ME THAT SERIOUSLY WHERE I HAD TO. I WOULD.

Caller: KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND I LOVE YOU.

Janet: THANK YOU. I LOVE YOU, TOO. THAT'S SO SWEET!

Master T: WE'RE GOING TO CHECK OUT ONE OF YOUR FAVOURITE JANET JACKSON VIDEOS.

Janet: WHICH ONE IS THAT?

Master T: "DOESN'T REALLY MATTER."

Janet: OH, I LIKE IT, REALLY DO.

Master T: WE'LL CHECK THAT OUT AND COME BACK BECAUSE JANET JACKSON IS "LIVE @Much." [Pause]

Master T: "DOESN'T REALLY MATTER" FROM "THE NUTTY PROFESSOR II" SOUNDTRACK WITH JANET JACKSON. I THINK WE HAVE TO GO TO THE WINDOW AGAIN. READY?

Janet: SURE.

The Crowd: JANET! JANET!

Master T: ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A QUESTION—OKAY. WE HAVE A QUESTION. OKAY, REMY.

HI, JANET. I'M REMY. THIS IS TODD. MY SISTER MONA IS WATCHING FROM HOME. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS IF YOU CAN CHOOSE ONE OF YOUR PERSONALITY TRAITS TO TAKE TO YOUR NEXT LIFE, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

Master T: HERE'S THE QUESTION: REMY WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU WERE TO TAKE ONE OF YOUR PERSONALITY TRAITS INTO YOUR NEXT LIFE, WHICH ONE WOULD IT BE?

AND WHY?

Janet: OH, GOD! ONE OF MY PERSONALITY TRAITS. MY FRIENDS SAY THAT I'M VERY GIVING SO I GUESS— I'M EMBARRASSED SAYING THAT, BUT I GUESS THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD BE. I GUESS SO.

Master T: THAT'S GOOD.

Janet: I FEEL SO EMBARRASSED.

Master T: YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO GO TO BREAK. WE'RE GOING TO COME ON BACK BECAUSE JANET JACKSON IS STILL HERE WITH US "LIVE @Much" SO COME ON BACK, EVERYONE.

[Pause]

Master T: YEAH, WE'RE BACK HERE WITH JANET JACKSON, DEFINITELY "LIVE @Much." WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME AND I WANT TO ASK A FEW MORE QUESTIONS. YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MICHAEL BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW. ARE YOU GOING TO HIS BIG SOIREE?

Janet: UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T. HE ASKED JUST A FEW WEEKS TOO LATE. I HAVE THE TOUR TO DO AND I HAVE A SHOW ON THAT NIGHT. I TOLD HIM I WOULD TRY AND WORK SOMETHING OUT, BUT THEN I JUST FOUND OUT I HAVE A SHOW TO DO THAT NIGHT SO I CAN'T PARTICIPATE, UNFORTUNATELY.

Master T: THIS MAY BE ONE OF THOSE BIG, VICIOUS RUMOURS BECAUSE THIS ACTUALLY JUST DROPPED LIKE YESTERDAY. YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING, RIGHT? YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING?

Janet: NO, I DON'T. I SMELL SOMETHING— I SMELLED SOMETHING... IT DIDN'T SMELL LIKE A RUMOUR. COMING FROM SOMEWHERE...

Master T: ALL RIGHTIE!

Janet: NO, WHAT IS IT?

Master T: MARIAH CAREY—

Janet: OH, I JUST HEARD THAT TODAY, THE RUMOUR. IT'S NOT TRUE.

Master T: MARIAH CAREY WAS SIGNED TO VIRGIN—

Janet: THAT'S TRUE.

Master T: AND SHE'S GETTING $25.3 MILLION A RECORD—

Janet: COULD BE TRUE. I DON'T KNOW HER DEAL.

Master T: THE OTHER THING IS THAT YOU'RE GETTING 10 MILLION AND YOU ARE PISSED.

Janet: THAT'S SO NOT TRUE! SOMEBODY MADE THIS RUMOUR UP IN NEW YORK. IT JUST CAME OUT YESTERDAY, AND THE THING IS THAT I SENT MARIAH FLOWERS SAYING "WELCOME TO THE FAMILY." WHEN THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN -- PEOPLE SAY, "HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT HER GETTING MORE MONEY THAN YOU AND NOW SHE HAS THE BIGGEST DEAL..." I DIDN'T EXPECT TO HAVE THAT THE REST OF MY LIFE, TO HOLD THE RECORD. SOMEONE IS GOING TO COME ALONG AND OBVIOUSLY BREAK YOUR RECORD. I'M HAPPY FOR HER. I REALLY AM.

Master T: I HATE TO CUT YOU, BUT WE HAVE 20 SECONDS TO QUICKLY TOP FIVE THINGS WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JANET.

CAN YOU COOK?

Janet: YES.

Master T: BUBBLEBATH OR SHOWER?

Janet: BOTH.

Master T: FAVOURITE ITEM TO SHOP FOR?

Janet: I LOVE BOOTS.

Master T: ASIDE FROM PERSONALITY, WHAT ATTRACTS YOU TO A MAN PHYSICALLY?

Janet: OOH... HIS PACKAGE.

Master T: HIS WHAT?

Janet: HIS PACKAGE!