I didn't want to do something that was easy for me.

I've been through my highs, I've been through my lows; I've been through the gamut of all things in this business. Being too thin. Being bigger. I've been criticized for being on both sides of the scale. It's noise I block out automatically. I love my body.

My son is healthy and happy, so that's all that matters to me.

I still have my eyes on the prize: I want to be that old lady onstage shaking her hips and singing her greatest hits.

Whether you like me, or hate me, this is me.

I talk openly about my past and what I've gone through - abuse being something that was very real in my household, and a lot of chaos growing up as a child. I think that I naturally just gravitated towards music that I could really feel on a deep level - and that meant sadness. I was able to connect with that at a really young age.

You are beautiful in every single way. Words can't bring you down.