I truly loved being pregnant and feeling what was going on inside my body and watching it change. It's difficult to recoup, but still amazing nonetheless. I would have another one.

A woman is more than the sum of her parts. So I had an opportunity to present some work at the White House. I chose not just to talk about the sky, the planet, love or heartache. I wanted to actually be there, to place a mark on that moment.

When I sing, I have to live in that moment, so my audience can feel that. That is my reason for doing art.

If you can't help me grow, there's no point with you being in my life.

When I was 12, I wrote a list of things to do before I died. Own a Picasso was one of those things.

I never expected the White House to be warm, and the artwork on the walls was extraordinary. I am a fan of the Louvre, but being there it was almost just as good.

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is.