They're different kinds of challenges depending upon what phase of life I'm in.

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as a tool to serve my life purpose of inspiring and contributing, then it started to get fun again.

I'm a liability to them - I'm a woman, I'm empowered, I'm an artist. I've had executives who can't come to my shows they're so scared of me. I've been a thorn in many people's sides just by existing.

And ultimately the people who produce my records, they know that they're here to serve the purpose of me expressing who I am at this period of time and augmenting that or pulling it forward and I love that process.

I'm a leave-the-bathroom-door-open nudist, which is sometimes disconcerting for my friends.

I'm saying what a lot of people would want to say but are too embarrassed.

I don't believe in bad. I believe in relativity. The only way we can know what we call good is if there's also something we call bad.