Rock n' roll can get quite overwhelming. You can get caught up in the cycle.

In Jamaica we had the English way of schooling from the age of four, so when I got to America I was already a few years advanced because I started school at the age of three-and-a-half rather than six and my grades moved up accordingly. In America, they start you at school at six because the grades are different. I had to take a test and they didn't know what to do with me. It wasn't that I was any smarter; I had just started younger. All of a sudden I was jumped from eighth to tenth grade. They said I was very smart, but I was only smart in languages, really.

I like to isolate myself when I work because I end up losing my voice by doing interviews all day.

I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it's up to them to find that quality and let it live.

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

I was skinny as a rail and had high cheekbones and a very interesting face - or so I was told.

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