What do you get when you kiss a guy? You get enough germs to catch pneumonia. After you do, he'll never phone you.

I treat others exactly the way I want to be treated.

I love what I do. I was given the most incredible gift that can be given to anyone. I could never imagine a world without music, and I feel grateful that I've been given the ability to share that.

It is frustrating to be a Black woman in the entertainment industry.

Dust does rise, doesn't it? And so can I.

I don't think there's anything I can't do. I have no regrets.

I was born into a family of gospel singers. My early ambitions were many. I was going to be a ballerina. I almost had that one come true until I tore a tendon, so I transferred from my toes to my throat and that's where the talent settled.