So when you get a chance to look at things and chill and relax, it makes you want it more, and that's why I'm so happy to be back!

I definitely felt like I needed a break, because when you do so much, you're not able to appreciate the things that you accomplish.

I've figured out the secret. Your mind is your power; you have to work with your mind and work with your own thoughts about your own life. If you spend so much time thinking, "This industry is male-dominated. It's sexist. It's this. It's that," then that's what the picture will always be. I remember when I was coming up, I didn't have those thoughts. My mom told me I could be whatever I wanted to be and I could be as bright of a star as I was meant to be. So, that's where I put all of my focus and my thought...into what I could do. And I carry that with me now.

Now that the baby is coming, I will do a lot more balancing. I'm going to be a real mommy.

It just feels like I'm on the right path musically and I'm in the right mindset to continue out my mission in music because I'm not putting myself in a box.

In my life right now, in my music, and just overall I feel like I'm winning. It doesn't matter what this person is saying or what the charts are saying or what award shows are saying, the public opinion doesn't matter. I feel like I'm winning in my spirit.

I needed to explore my talent and versatility and see if I had another side to me, another sound.