Janet Jackson gets on Vibe

Janet Jackson will be Vibe's cover-girl for April.

The magazine will also run a feature interview with Janet to mark the release of her 10th studio album 'Discipline'.

She was interviewed by Vibe Editor-in-Chief Danyel Smith.

Highlights of the interview are:

Musical influences: "My influence came from my family. And I used to listen to ... all the classics. But was there a major influence, someone whom I studied? No."

The new group of producers on her latest project: "I listened to the songs and I immediately fell in love with them. This sounds like something Jimmy and I would do ... this sounds like something from a past album, so it's still me."

Growing up in her household: "I remember being a kid and they'd come over ... you take so much for granted.... you're not thinking about the fact that it's Marvin Gaye over all the time, or Diane or Smokey."

Janet expresses her feelings about Jermaine Dupri: "Married or not, it's not important ... I feel like it's it .... It's been about eight years. He's just a sweetheart. Truly a good-hearted person."

On being a responsible child in the entertainment business: "One of the major things was my work ethic, since I was a kid ... I never had my mother wake me up ... I'd get myself up everyday. It never struck me ... that's a lot of difficulty for a 10-year-old ... I don't know if it's something in the genes, or from watching my brothers, seeing them working hard."

Janet's answer when asked 'if everything was more fun when she was younger': "No ... It's still fun."

The issue hits newsstands on March 4th.

Undercover.com.au