Imajin Quotes

All this information I obtained from FRESH! Magazine and Word Up!

On their free time away from the Studio:

Imajin: " We all play Nintendo 64"

On What kind of girls they like:

Imajin: "Just like ice cream, we like girls of all flavors, as long as their pretty, smart, funny, and have a good personality."

On who are their hero's:

John:  "My mother and father because of everything they have showed me."

Olamide:  "My mom and dad because they raised me well and if I were ever to have kids, I will raise them the same way!"

Talib: "My mother and Stevie Wonder are my heroes. Stevie makes beautiful songs and my mother has inspired me so much."

Jamal: "My mother is my hero because she is everything to me. She has encourage me with my music and my in everything in life."

On the celebrity the would like to meet the most:

John: "Janet Jackson.  I really like her."

Olamide: "I would like to meet everyone in the Bad Boy camp.  And I would love to go on tour with them."

Jamal: "Denzel Washington because he sets a prime example for kids and I want to let him know I appreciate that."

Talib: " I want to meet Michael Jackson because he is my favorite performer and dancer."

On their secret fantasies:

Olamide: " My fantasy is to fly around the world like Superman with a girl like Lois Lane."

Jamal: " My fantasy is to become a big actor and the role I would play would be a big super hero."

Talib: " To own my record label."

On what they would change about themselves:

John: "I would make myself a little taller even though I am not that short."

Olamide: "I would stop my habit of chewing paper."

Jamal: "I would change my age so that I could drive right now."

Talib: " I would gain a few pounds."

On what they want their fans to know about them:

John: "I want my fans to know that I am down to earth. And that I love girls."

Olamide: "I love all the fans! I want them to know that!"

Jamal: "I want the fans to know that I'm a gentlemen and that I treat the ladies very well.

Talib: "I am looking for the right girl!"  

On Personalities:

Talib: " My personality is quiet sometimes. I like to stay humble I'm my career. I'm fun to be with and friendly.

John: "Psyche! Naw... I would say I'm outgoing, crazy at times, laid back. I like to chill."

Jamal: "I'd say I'm really energetic. I'm humble, I'm fun to be around you know, I make people laugh. I can be a clown sometimes. I'm cool, you know?"

Olamide: "I'm funny at times and I can also be corny. I like hanging with girls, but I'm not dissing the fellas. They my homies. I like to chill with my homies, you know? That's it."

On embarrassing moments:

John: "We did a show in LA and I was starting to introduce the band, and all of sudden I tripped over a speaker and fell backwards. That was so embarrassing. They had me on film, falling and it was just crazy."

Olamide: "My most embarrassing moment was when we were performing in New York and when I was singing a song, my voice cracked because it was changing. My note just dropped out of whole thing, so it fell empty. And everybody started laughing. But I keep going!"

Jamal:  "My embarrassing was at the same place Olamide is talking about. We were doing a mini concert when Imajin was first formed, and we were singing a slow song, a ballad. Olamide threw the mic cord and I tripped over it and I fell. I got up and kept on performing."

Talib: "My most embarrassing moment was... it was a day where we did this show and we had to wear headsets and mine were too loose, so I had to dance around and it was coming off.  So I had to get a microphone."

On their best experiences ... so far:

John: "Well, one of my good experiences was when we were doing the Mary J. Blige/Usher tour and after we got off the stage the crowd was screaming our name: Ima-jin., Ima-jin, Ima-jin! That was in Grand Rapids, Michigan."

Talib: "My best experience was in Michigan, the same one as John's. It just felt so good to hear our name like "Ima-jin.!"

Jamal: "I would say another good experience was doing the album. Because we were excited and we had a deal, you know? We were just going everyday and we were excited."

Olamide: "My best experience so far was the Backstreet Boys, doing the tour. Period. Being able to open up for them was a good experience."