I've always been heavily engaged with my fans on the internet from day one. That connection's one of the reasons why I've been able to enjoy such longevity in my career.

Also, my mom and family are very important to me and I know that this is not expected.

I have to have a little bit of time to myself right before whatever it is that I have to do because most of the time I'm sitting in my head convincing myself to calm down, all right, show down.

Love yourself for who you are. You are beautiful inside and out, and nobody can take that away from you.

I guess NBC must have noticed that one of my main staples is social media. So, when they approached me for The Voice, I thought "Why not be the first one to do it?"

I am also a hard worker and people are sometimes surprised to see that as well.

I find I don't need to be polished. I feel that you have to keep it real, and that's the best way to go.