I like to read Octavia E. Butler's 'Wild Seed' over and over again. And J. California Cooper's 'The Wake of the Wind.' That one makes me cry from joy. I'll mourn - I'll actually mourn - and then I'll cry from joy. She's wonderful.

Once I started looking for a record deal, I had a trainer. And the trainer told me that I would never sell a record if I didn't lose weight.

I just think fashion is about enjoying yourself and being comfortable in your skin and allowing you to be you - all the way live.

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.

My intention is to make music that you can enjoy at all times.

Being a mom, it feels like I did something so powerful and amazing. It's such a gigantic blessing, and a confirmation that the Creator exists. And all of that has made me feel sexier and stronger. I call it 'lava in my spine.'

I'm a world-class people watcher. I like to watch people's body movements, their expressions. It says so much about them.