Imperfections make you more beautiful.

I'm a workaholic and I don't believe in 'no.' If I'm not sleeping, nobody's sleeping.

And my husband and I have been together for 10 years, so I guess people felt a part of it and it makes me feel really good

I think music is something that can, and should, be used to get you into different things because eventually what goes up must come down -- we're not going to be the Number One group in the world forever -- so you have to have something else to fall back on.

You have to feel fortunate to be one of the people whom parents don't mind their children looking up to. The older I get, the more I think about the amount of influence I have on these young girls, and it's scary sometimes. But I also understand how lucky I am to have that.

I wrote "Bootylicious" because, at the time, I’d gained some weight and the pressure that people put you under, the pressure to be thin, is unbelievable. I was just 18 and you shouldn’t be thinking about that. You should be thinking about building up your character and having fun and the song was just telling everyone just forget what people are saying. You’re bootylicious. That’s all. It’s a celebration of curves and a celebration of women’s bodies.

This is such a pivotal moment in my life! I'm transitioning as a woman, and I'm finally able to express myself as I am.