Because of what I've chosen to do for my work in the world, almost every time that there's something that I'm afraid to do that I need to do, I have to do it in front of other people. It makes me feel exposed.

There's a million ways to make people happy.

I say everything and I do whatever I want to do. I'm just me. The polished version of me, I suppose, because I have on clothes and makeup. But emotionally, I am very on the surface.

I'm passionate about the empowerment and healing of girls and women. Where I do the most work in that regard is in my songwriting.

In the music industry it's just you're either Black or white, and this is the box you get put in.

When I think about the cause I'm most passionate about, it's all in my music all the time, because I'm always singing about the empowerment of women. Always, even when it's a little love song - it's still about the empowerment of women and this high spiritual nature of love. It's the biggest healer ever.

Go on and love yourself, cause everything's gonna be alright.