Janelle Monae's Tux: Inspired By Marlene Dietrich By Dodai Stewart | May 17, 2010 | 1:20pm Latest Copy to clipboard × Copy Link Facebook Reddit Bluesky 0 And: “[It’s also a tribute to] my mother, who was a janitor, and my father, who drove trash trucks. It pays homage to how they put on a uniform every day and turned something into nothing.” [New York] Join the discussion... Keep scrolling for more great stories.