I think it's important to set up that boundary of respect for your kids at a young age, so they will know, I better listen to Mommy.

I don't like going out. I hate clubs. I hate being around too many people. I love my home and staying in bed and watching Dancing With the Stars or reading a Danielle Steel novel. I'm kind of boring.

You'll never see it my way, because you're not me!

I just sing what I'm feeling at the time and hope my fans will like that and appreciate that.

I think it's a positive for girls not to depend on guys.

You can see the cruelest part of the world, the cruelest part. But then on the other side, you see the most beautiful part. Do you know? It's like you go from one extreme to the next. And they're both worth it because you wouldn't see the one without the other one. But that cruel part is damn cruel and you'll never forget it. But that heaven is heaven.

I've never really wanted to go to Japan, simply because I don't like eating fish and I know that's very popular out there in Africa.