I refuse to let anybody try to typecast me. It's against my nature. I like to continually do different things.

My fans are grown now. They are not expecting me to do the bubblegum pop I did 20 years ago, even though it was pretty substantive. It was saying more than bubblegum pop says today. I am continuing where I left off.

I'm a woman with a mission. I've learned to believe in myself, my vision and to do things the way I want them done.

It got to a point of where it was ruining my health and I just hated it. I hated doing it and I couldn't stop without some kind of help to get the longing for it out of my system.

I don't mean to sound immodest, but I never had any doubt that I'd be successful, nor any fear of success. I was raised as a little goddess who was told she would be a star.

I knew early in life that I wanted a show business career.

I liked performing, but not the struggle.