You've been my inspiration, through the lies you were the truth. My world is a better place because of you.

I'm in shock. Whitney was such an amazing artist. When I started my English career, I wanted to be like her. I loved her so much. My prayers go out to her daughter and to all of her family.

There's one way to do showbiz, if you want to do it perfectly, you have to be disciplined and you have to be ready to work really hard.

I was not a good-lookin' girl. I was extremely skinny. I wasn't pretty. I wasn't cool.

I looked in the audience. There were no strangers. Everybody was singing and cheering and hugging. That was a beautiful picture to look at.

I gave life, and that is beautiful.

I only record songs that touch me in some way, ones that I can relate to.