Rarely, I think, do you find a relationship where you can experience things equally.

I've always valued the input of the people I love. So in the past, whenever I'd make a decision - what to wear to an event, whether to pursue a job opportunity - I'd consult those closest to me, like my mother, husband, or manager.

The smaller you strip things down, the more you depend on the songs and yourself, as opposed to arrangements.

I find that the love we share fills me up and makes me see and appreciate life in a different way.

Prayer keeps me centered.

There are certain things we come into this world having to defeat. And for me, and I would not be surprised if a lot of women feel this same way, it's this thing of not being 100 percent comfortable with myself.

I'm not ashamed of what I am and that I have curves and that I'm thick. I like my body.