I was backstage at the House of Blues in L.A where I was about to perform, and Stevie Wonder and Prince turned up at my dressing room together! Stevie started beat boxing and Prince started singing one of my songs, all of a sudden it was like I was in a cypher with these incredible artists.

I was backstage at the House of Blues in L.A where I was about to perform, and Stevie Wonder and Prince turned up at my dressing room together! Stevie started beat boxing and Prince started singing one of my songs, all of a sudden it was like I was in a cypher with these incredible artists.

Nikki Giovanni! I got a book of hers from the library, and there was this woman who could paint me on paper with words - my whole little experience. I thought it was wonderful.

Saturday Night Live is a show that I think I could have a lot of fun on, just being different characters and maybe singing, too.

Just because you have a nightmare doesn't mean you stop dreaming.

I am a woman, I make mistakes. I make them often. God has given me a talent and that`s it.

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.