Michaela Jae Rodriguez Tells Us About Her Greatest Musical Influences

Michaela Jae Rodriguez tells Us about being starstruck by Lenny Kravitz and Beyonce being a musical influence 

Speaking to Us Weekly exclusively, Rodriguez opened up about the inspiration for the character she created for her debut album, 33.

As for her musical influences, Rodriguez looked to her past. “One of the biggest inspirations for me was Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson as well,' she explained. 'I have a bit of Beyoncé through performative aspects of it and the sound, and Aaliyah was definitely influence — also the Chaka Khan and the Earth, Wind & Fire of the world too. I just encompassed all those songs that were popular and thought, how can we 2.

“Lenny Kravitz kind of, like, gagged me when I was at the Academy Gala,' she recalled. “My friend Darnell introduced me to , and he was like, ‘My daughter loves you and I love you too. I watched your show.’ I was like, 'Wait, what?' That was one of my starstruck moments. I couldn't speak because he's so beautiful, and he's like, cool beautiful. And also so down-to-earth.” Rodriguez also told Us about the stars she can rely on while navigating Hollywood and fame.

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