I was very depressed when I was 19... I would go back to my apartment every day and I would just sit there. It was quiet and it was lonely. It was still. It was just my piano and myself. I had a television and I would leave it on all the time just to feel like somebody was hanging out with me.

I was so ashamed of who I was.

Sometimes I get this gut feeling about people - maybe I sense a hidden agenda or that they care for the money more than the message. I wish that I'd listen to that feeling instead of waiting for the truth to rear its ugly head. I'm a smart girl. I'm loyal. But sometimes I'm too loyal. I'm not loyal enough to myself.

No matter how many people are screaming your name or how many Number One hits you have, you can still wake up and feel like a loser.

A girl's just as hot as the shoes she choose

Don't be a drag. Just be a queen.

My talent matters more to me than the money does.