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.

Gangsta rap was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. Gangsta rap didnt exist.

Not having all the information can make me feel vulnerable.

Not because I'm trying to be fabulous, but I love those big crazy Jackie O shades.

I'm very happy with my body.

When I did get signed and I was going around letting people know what I was about, that's exactly how I did it: me on the piano, playing a couple of songs I'd written and talking to the people in between. That's how I got my performance chops up.

It's when we become afraid of everything and worried about everything that you are never going to reach your highest potential.