When I had nothing else, I had my mother and the piano. And you know what? They were all I needed.

It's a beautiful blessing that I get to help raise a man. And I want to show him as much as possible.

You don't know what will happen from one minute to the next.

I'm discovering my sexual side, and exploring relationships. You know, sensual stuff. And I'm discovering a lot of sides of myself, stuff I've buried. So the music is also therapeutic, to come to terms with things. And I feel now like my head is in the right space.

When I'm on stage, my interaction with the audience is something that really makes me come alive. It's a feeling like no other. The energy of the crowd fuels something new inside. It reminds me to live in the moment.

As a lyricist, you love to hear other great lyrics or other great concepts.

If I know everything around the situation, all the facts, I feel like I can handle just about anything.