A middle finger is more New York than a corporate ambush. I bleed for my hometown, and I'd die for my fans.

I am focused on the work. I am constantly creating. I am a busy girl. I live and breathe my work. I love what I do. I believe in the message. There's no stopping. I didn't create the fame, the fame created me.

I remember watching the mascara tears flood the ivories and I thought, "It's OK to be sad." I've been trained to love my darkness.

I’m not a vomit in the club kinda girl.

In case you're wondering whether I lip synch, the answer is no... people think so because I sound so good.

I do yoga, I do Bikram and I run, and I eat really healthy.

The only thing that I am concerned with in life is being an artist .. I had to suppress for so many years in high school because I was made fun of but now I'm completely insulated in my box of insanity and I can do whatever I like.