Janet Jackson set for return to form with `Discipline`

She may have long ago established herself as one of the most successful divas in the pop music industry, but Janet Jackson still admits that growing up the youngest sister of Michael Jackson was hard.
The last of the nine Jackson children, Janet was only a toddler when her five elder brothers started recording number one hit singles as The Jackson 5, giving her a lot to live up to when she made her debut album in 1982.
"I was still coming out of their shadow, or at least felt I was when I did 'Rhythm Nation'," in 1989, she told AFP in a recent interview. She only felt she had made it with her 1993 album "Janet," which sold 20 million worldwide.
"Finally when I did 'Janet' I felt, ok I've arrived. I finally made it all by myself to this spot, no coattail hanging, none of that. I felt good about it at that point," she said.
But growing up in the shadow of The Jackson 5 also gave her a rich musical education from a young age, she says, adding the experience helps explain the variety of music in her albums.
"I was exposed to so many different styles of music and that stemmed from having so many brothers and sisters. Everybody was listening to something different and it all rubbed off on the youngest one for sure," she says.
More than 20 years after releasing her first platinum-selling record, Jackson is hoping her 10th studio album "Discipline," due out next month, can mark a return to form after her two most recent albums saw disappointing sales.
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