I will not be a slave to my image, nor will I be a slave to anyone else's interpretations of me.

Part of what my music represents is to stand up and be the voice of those who feel like they are not heard and want to be treated with respect regardless of race, color, orientation - android, cyborg, whatever.

I was made to believe there's something wrong with me.

I hope women feel confident with themselves and realize that we don't all have to look alike or be the same size to be beautiful. I hope they feel like representing what it means to be an individual and to remain comfortable in your own skin.

I listen to Prince on my iPad. And I use a Chords & Scales app to warm up before performing.

As a businesswoman you have to be open. I'm always open to listening and learning and considering. However, I don't look at business as anything other than a partnership. And in any partnership both parties need to leave the table happy.

People don't ask Jay-Z to take his shirt off when he rhymes.