Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.
I think they say that when you're breast feeding, you know, your weight kind of slims down. It's a little easier. It's like a workout within itself. It's very tiring actually and you find yourself snacking more often.
I turned to music originally because of my past and needing a release or an outlet to get out anger or frustration or hurt.
I have always been one to encourage perseverance.
That's why I wrote 'Fighter'. I have that need in me to help people. I am all about the underdog.
When you're unhappy in your marriage, your children are the ones who suffer.
Right now I'm pretty single... My career is my boyfriend.
It's an amazing thing to say, 'I'm beautiful,' without feeling like you're cocky.
I'm a risk taker and I've always been like that, especially when it comes to fashion.
Whatever I do, it's my business. It's not my job to parent America.
In order to effect great change, we need to look at how we can help those in our own communities as well as globally.
I felt caged by my childhood.
Thankfully, I have my mom and a small group of close friends who are there for me 24/7 and whom I can trust and depend on.
To be given the opportunity to help shape new artists' careers and mentor them to see their dreams come to fruition is a task I welcome with open arms.
I'm a businesswoman.
When I first met my husband, I needed that helping hand to take the reins and look after me.
The most vulnerable people have tough exteriors because they are very scared inside, and it's very hard for people like that - people like me - to open up. But playing it safe means you stop being open to learning. I always try to find the challenges.
I was very pushed to look a certain way and act a certain way, and it wasn't me, but I played by their rules to get my foot in the door.
I stray away from formulaic, the formatted.
Pop is actually my least favorite kind of music, because it lacks real depth.
