You know, equality is a myth, and for some reason, everyone accepts the fact that women don't make as much money as men do. I don't understand that. Why do we have to take a backseat?

Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy. Marilyn Monroe, because she was a curvy woman. I'm drawn to things that have the same kind of silhouettes as what she wore because our bodies are similar.

There's ups and downs in this love. Got a lot to learn in this love. Through the good and the bad, still got love.

I'm over being a pop star. I don't wanna be a hot girl. I wanna be iconic.

I am not bossy, I am the boss.

The old lessons of submissiveness and fragility made us victims. Women are so much more than that. You can be a businesswoman, a mother, an artist, and a feminist - whatever you want to be - and still be a sexual being. It's not mutually exclusive.

One of the reasons I connect to the Super Bowl is that I approach my shows like an athlete.