Kelis claims that she has sold just about enough records to live a comfortable lifestyle and not have to get a regular 9-5 like the rest of us normal people.

Although the Milkshake hit-maker has had some huge selling singles she has still been dropped by three record labels, but now that she’s signed to Will.I.Am’s record label she’s happy.

The Acapella singer toldNME magazine: "I've never been someone that everyone understood or accepted, and that's always been fine with me. But the catch 22 is that I have a really good life. I make good money, I travel the world, just enough to maintain a sense of normality.”

She added: “I've sold just enough records to not have to get a regular job but just under the amount where I become public property, like I can be sort of politically incorrect and sort of get away with it."