I changed my name from Gail to Gayle in seventh grade because I liked to make a loopy 'y.

My first memory of the Rolling Stones is listening to 'Satisfaction' at a sixth-grade slumber party at a friend's house in Ankara, Turkey, where my family was living at the time. In the middle of our sleepover, my friend's dad stopped the record when he heard the words 'girlie action!'

The first time I met Beyonce she was about 18 years old, sitting in a makeup chair eating fried chicken, and I knew it was only a matter of time before everyone would know her name.

With growth comes change.

When people don't want the best for you, they are not the best for you.

I only tweet if I discover something that's fantastic, or if I heard something really great.

I grew up in an all-white community.