Nicki Minaj On The Cover Of MARIE CLAIRE


In the August 2013 issue, the former "American Idol" judge talks about having children. Check out the highlights inside



On becoming a mom:
"I want to be a mom one day, and I want to start becoming the woman who I want to parent my child.’ I wanted all of the feelings of entitlement to leave me, because some people have this life for a year or five or 10 – and a lot of them lose it. I didn’t want to become a person who wasn’t enjoying the moment."
On what American Idol proved:
The perception that people had of me completely changed because there are no cue cards, there’s no script, and it wasn’t me performing a song. It was, ‘Let’s see your real personality. My core is a genuine human being who roots for other people. I didn’t want to blow smoke up their ass. I wanted every contestant to leave with something that they could remember.
On her plans beyond the music scene:
"I at least want to do three more albums. If I can do that, I’ll feel complete. One day, when I start getting a couple of gray hairs, maybe it will all be only acting. I just never know … I’ve kind of become the poster child for doing the things that no one expects."

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