I believe that a parents role is to provide a path or opportunity for their children.

At only 20 years old I got married. I was still a kid myself, but in those times, if you got someone pregnant, you had no choice but to get married. So I left school and the only thing I could do was sing.

It's only when gravity starts to take over you begin to think about your body.

Yes, your home is your castle, but it is also your identity and your possibility to be open to others.

I was never jailed. The fact is that I was arrested, but I went into a diversion programme, and by that time I'd already begun working in what was called anger management. It was a painful and awful moment.

My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher.

I like to eat and I love the diversity of foods.