Worrying too much about other people's ears and not my own, I lost my way.

All men are created equal and all women are created equal as well, but [equality] seems much clearer when it comes to race issues. In the realms of man/woman, man/man, woman/woman love, it seems all up for grabs now. We are exploring so much, but I think we gotta go for the fight for all equality first.

I've gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I've gone through lots of different phases, including one where it has been very quiet and abandoned me for a few years.

I've always thought of myself as being a warrior. When you actually have a battle, it's better than when you don't know who to fight.

Anticipation is making me late, it's keeping me waiting.

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.