I don't take the English press seriously at all because all they want is dirt... I hate them.

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

I've turned down millions of dollars to go on reality TV. It's an absolute no-go.

Music has its own depths, and I let it take me where it takes me, even if it means stripping all my clothes off.

It was very painful combing my hair. My grand-uncle was a Pentecostal bishop, and he was very strict: our hair couldn't be permed or straightened. So I just cut it all off.

My mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We've all been very athletic.

Disco was like the celebration of music through dance and my God! When you heard the music sometimes it was like, if you don't get up and dance, you aren't human!