Meshell Ndegéocello started her lecture at Emory University as part of their Provost Lecture Series with these words:

Virtually every writer I know would rather be a musician.
– Kurt Vonnegut

Let me go back, Bae asked me about this event, and I immediately said, “I don’t want to go see someone talk about Meshell Ndegéocello.” Then Bae explained she would be there speaking, and that it was free. Boom!