I would love to have a rapper on one of my songs, like Ludacris, or the 'it's so hot in here' guy, Nelly.

J has told me about his past. I know what happened and why. But he is the one person who made me believe in my talent and whatever happened in the past, he's been a wonderful manager to me.

When I wake up, I always thank God. I'm grateful for another day, and he's allowed me this tiny thing that we should be appreciative of. As long as you know who you are, everything else will be OK. No one else can intervene or interfere or affect you, because you control your destiny, you control your tone, you control everything in your life.

Growth is what we all need and what we all strive for because we want to get better and better and better each day.

It is so difficult in the world for people to find love, true love.

When I'm ready, I plan to adopt. I still believe in family.

That's one of the things that I say to myself as far as a ritual that I have every day: "What can I do today to make it better than it was yesterday?"