I just want to show off my scar proudly and not be afraid of it.

I had this terrible stammer, so I couldn't really speak properly until I was 16 or 17.

We are in this period now where we all are trying to be in shape physically and deny ourselves any pleasure.

But I'm lost when it comes to you.

It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face is more acceptable in a way now than when I first came on the scene, because I'm part black.

So many artists who came out during that time, including myself, were able to get on radio. New forms of singer-songwriters developed out of that.

My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about everything.