Janet News & Explaination of "Discipline"

Janet Jackson announced on Larry King Live that she would be the opening act for The Jackson Five Reunion Tour. She says she has been having regular conference calls with her brothers and is hopeful that plans for the tour will happen soon.

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Here is a clip from an online interview Janet did regarding the title track of her new album, Discipline:

“Discipline has been much on my mind,” she says. “It’s the idea
that unifies the songs on this record. As a concept, and even a lifestyle,
discipline goes extremely deep. It can be applied to so much about ourselves. In
my case, I see it as one of defining aspects of my character. Discipline was
there for me from the start. But it was not until this record that I began to
understand its full meaning.
“In putting Discipline out front– as both the
title of the album and title of a song about sexual surrender–I wanted to
announce that I was venturing into new creative waters. That meant working with
producers like Jermaine Dupri, Rodney Jerkins, and Ne-Yo, whose songs spoke to
the immediacy of my emotions. Like all my records, this one, whether intentional
or not, has autobiographical roots. It’s difficult for me to work any other way.
I don’t feel it, if I don’t believe it, I can’t sing it.
“So Discipline, as a
storyline, begins in my childhood which someone could see as a classic study in
discipline. Discipline was part of a family culture that I absorbed. I was born
with it.
“I also believe that discipline has given me the confidence to jump
out of the nest. When L.A. Reid, Chairman of Island Def Jam, and I discussed
co-executive producing this record, we both agreed that the feeling had to be
adventuresome and fresh. I was interested in exploring musical scenarios—some
exotic, many erotic, but all deeply emotional. I wanted to push the envelope.
And I’m glad that `Discipline,’ both as a song and an album, does just
that.
“`Feedback,’ a Rodney Jerkins production, is a different metaphor that
also explores sexual tension. It’s a provocative conversation that invites
openness in an area where so many of us are closed off. The same could be said
for Rodney’s “Roller Coaster,” a musical ride that reflects that up and downs of
romantic/physical agitation and excitement.”