There's not a day that I don't work on vocals, have vocal coaches, go to acting classes, read books.
I've had problems with my throat over the years, playing with loud bands for years, and I've had bruised vocal chords and nodules.
As a person who worked in the abortion industry for eight years, I can say unequivocally that the most manipulation I have ever witnessed was inside the walls of the abortion clinic.
I sang in a reggae band. And then there was a soul band where I sang back-up vocals and some lead. And I was also in a women's a capella group. And I was in the gospel choir at school. Actually, I've always been in choirs. Or some kind of group. Just because I love singing so much. But I truthfully never thought of it as a career.
If I improvise vocals at an early stage of the song, I just kind of listen to the roll, and then I kind of have a little vocal hook.
A lot of my male vocal influences are British - people like David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant.
I definitely have my opinions that I'm very vocal about and I'm not afraid to put them out there.
Crying is really bad for your vocal cords.
I have never been vocal about my singing abilities, but I am always ready to present my dancing skills.
Cee Lo - to me, his voice is classic; I've personally said to him before, 'For me, your voice is as special as a Michael Jackson vocal,' because of what he can do, his range. I said that to him, and I mean that.
