I grew up listening to gospel. That was the only thing that I had reference to because that was what my family was involved with.

If you are not happy with something, you should change it. So I went to a lot of therapy, and finally, I am able to speak up for myself: You are going to hear me roar!

I consider myself a believer in something much bigger than myself, thank God.

I missed out on the Spice Girls. I missed out on all those big pop phenomenon and missed out even on the Madonna records. It's okay, cuz I'm playing catch-up on everything now.

Not to sound overly cheesy but I really appreciate the freedom we have in America - especially as a female.

I just feel like I'm going to be criticized regardless of what I do next, so I might as well do something that I feel really passionate about.

I'm really happy to be on the cover as a strong female who has created her own career.