In the end you’ll see you won’t stop me.

When you're part of a pop phenomenon, you have so many opinions shoved down your throat.

The female body is something that's so beautiful. I wish women would be proud of their bodies and not diss other women for being proud of theirs.

My elementary school days were miserable. After Star Search, the jealousy got really bad that our neighbors slashed our tires.

When I'm traveling on tour, one of my favorite things to do is to throw a baseball cap on and go to a Target. The company has always been good to me. They've got such a great creative team.

I'm a hard worker and I really give to my fans through my shows.

Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.