My father would have been made a bishop much earlier than he was had it not been for me and my image.

Some songs come from my head, some from my throat, but there will always be moments when it is an injection of the soul.

You can't expect your children to be perfect.

I like to think of myself as a positive person. Otherwise I wouldn't have had a child.

Growing up in Jamaica, the Pentecostal church wasn't that fiery thing you might think. It was very British, very proper. Hymns. No dancing. Very quiet. Very fundamental.

I didn't think I had a voice at all, and I still think of myself as an interpreter of songs more than a singer. I thought it was too deep; people thought I was a man. I had a very strong Jamaican accent, too; the accent really messed me up for auditions.

If people think I'm angry, I don't want to burst anybody's bubble. I like sometimes for people to be afraid of me. But it's not really anger; it's discipline.