Janelle Monae's Tux: Inspired By Marlene DietrichDodai Stewart5/17/10 9:20amFiled to: song and dancejanelle monaePop lifesingersMusicmarlene dietrichFashiontuxedo84EditInvite manuallyPromoteDismissUndismissHideShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink And: "[It's also a tribute to] my mother, who was a janitor, and my father, who drove trash trucks. It pays homage to how they put on a uniform every day and turned something into nothing." [New York]Reply84 repliesLeave a reply