I don't want to make niche-oriented music.

You define beauty for yourself, society doesn’t define your beauty. Your spirit and your faith defines your beauty.

Amy [Winehouse] changed pop music forever, I remember knowing there was hope, and feeling not alone because of her. She lived jazz, she lived the blues.

I think that once you've had a few No. 1s in your career that you've kind of proven yourself and I don't feel the need to prove anything anymore.

I have kids who buy tickets for my show... How could I take their money and ignore their problems?

Fashion is that thing that saved me from being sad.

It's hard knowing who to trust with your personal life. When you cry in your room at night, you don't always know who to call. So I am very close to my family.