Falling out of love is like losing weight. It's a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.

R&B is not a fad; it's the truth.

Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more.

If a song's about something I've experienced or that could've happened to me it's good. But if it's alien to me, I couldn't lend anything to it. Because that's what soul is all about.

I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of it.

My heart is still there in gospel music. It never left . . . I'm gonna make a gospel record and tell Jesus I cannot bear these burdens alone.

As a parent you try to maintain a certain amount of control and so you have this tug-of-war ... You have to learn when to let go. And that's not easy.