There are two sides of the Velvet Rope. Those who want to be on the other side and those who are on the other side.

All those songs reflect all the people that live within me.

I don't have a lot of friends.

Add to the world's confusion, we teach our kids rules that we don't adhere to ourselves.

I can feel your body pressed against my body. When you start to poundin', love to feel you throbbin'.

Touring is very grueling. It's very taxing on the body and living out of your suitcase, going from city to city, night after night. It's a tough job.

I have met Mariah before and she's really cool and so funny. Everyone has been given the wrong impression of her, and maybe it is her doing. But you have to remember that celebrities are always in the spotlight and are sometimes forced to conduct themselves in a different way than they normally do. That's how it is in the business. I have met artists who are real divas, but Mariah Carey is not one of them. She is a very sweet person, and what nobody sees off camera is the real person she is on the inside.