In school that used to happen a lot: they'd get me to sing and then they'd hate me for it.
Christina AguileraI always wanted to have my own album released before I graduated from high school.
Christina AguileraI was 21. At the time, I was under the thumb of my label, and I felt like I had to do, say and act out everything they asked me to do. I was trying to please them and the public and finally I had to say, "Enough. I'm going to make a record that makes me happy and addresses all facets of being a woman. I don't care if I sell one or one million records." That's how I came to make Stripped.
Christina Aguilera