--- ---  # If First Lady Michelle Obama Could Pick Any Other Job, 'I Would Be Beyonce' ## Video: Beyonce on Her Biggest Influence [Watch (HLS stream): Beyonce on Her Biggest Influence](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/bwiqhP86.m3u8) (0:55)  _Published 2014-04-24. Beyonce speaks about how her mother and daughter have inspired her._ by [Maria Coder/People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Maria Coder/People Aug 1, 2015 3:23 PM UTC  U.S. first lady Michelle Obama welcomes children to a Kids' State Dinner at the White House in Washington on July 10, 2015\. Singer Beyonce Knowles is seen on June 30, 2015 in New York City. U.S. first lady Michelle Obama welcomes children to a Kids' State Dinner at the White House in Washington on July 10, 2015\. Singer Beyonce Knowles is seen on June 30, 2015 in New York City.Jonathan Ernst—Reuters, Getty Images by [Maria Coder/People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Maria Coder/People Aug 1, 2015 3:23 PM UTC Watch out, [Beyoncé](http://www.people.com/people/beyonce%5Fknowles) – if [First Lady Michelle Obama](http://www.people.com/people/michelle%5Fobama) could have another job, she’d be coming after yours! In a quick sit-down interview posted on [Instagram](https://instagram.com/michelleobama/), rapper Wale asks FLOTUS a series of questions, among them “If you had the opportunity to have a different occupation, what would it be?” “I would be Beyoncé,” says Obama. “I’ve got the hands,” she said, demonstrating her moves. The interview was taped after Mrs. Obama’s [Beating the Odds summit](https://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2015/07/23/first-lady-hosts-beating-odds-summit) at the White House last week, where she and Wale quick-fired questions at one another on topics ranging from the easiest way to get financial aid for college to “who was your favorite teacher?” Being Beyoncé has been a long dream of Mrs. Obama’s. In an interview with PEOPLE in 2012, when asked who she would be if she could be someone else, the First Lady replied: “Gosh. If I had some gift, I’d be Beyoncé, I’d be some great singer. The power of music, being able to play an instrument … It looks like musicians just have the most fun.” The Obamas are longtime fans of the singer, who performed at the Neighborhood Ball celebrating the [president’s inauguration](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20253378,00.html) in 2009. President Obama has previously noted that his wife and the singer, 33, share a [similar charisma](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20631337,00.html). Well, since the role of Beyoncé is already taken, it looks like FLOTUS will have to stick with channeling the singer’s tempo during her [workouts](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20538947,00.html). _This_ [_article_ ](http://www.people.com/article/michelle-obama-wants-beyonce-job)_originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com) Beyonce: First Lady Michelle Obama Wants Singer's Job ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3981163/michelle-obama-beyonce/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3981163/michelle-obama-beyonce/"},"headline":"If First Lady Michelle Obama Could Pick Any Other Job, 'I Would Be Beyonce'","datePublished":"2015-08-01T15:23:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:48:34.417Z","description":"\"I've got the hands,\" she said, demonstrating her moves","url":"https://time.com/3981163/michelle-obama-beyonce/","keywords":["celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt860b95987e9b4211/69885d700a4a22f3849c56a3/michelle-obama-beyonce.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maria Coder/People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt860b95987e9b4211/69885d700a4a22f3849c56a3/michelle-obama-beyonce.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"michelle obama beyonce","caption":"michelle obama beyonce","creditText":"Jonathan Ernst—Reuters, Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3981163/michelle-obama-beyonce/","name":"If First Lady Michelle Obama Could Pick Any Other Job, 'I Would Be Beyonce'"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Beyonce on Her Biggest Influence","description":"Beyonce speaks about how her mother and daughter have inspired her.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/bwiqhP86/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-04-24T10:24:41.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/bwiqhP86.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3981163/michelle-obama-beyonce/","duration":"PT55S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3981163/michelle-obama-beyonce/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```