I study a lot of the greats; I study the current people out now and what people are listening to now. I don't shun anything away; I just check it all out and make my own judgment.

Know the business you're in for whatever you do, know it and understand how it works so you can be successful.

Any success matters to me.

I'm always doubting because I've been told so much that, you're not the right look or you're not the right sound, and, you know, whether I do jazz or R&B there are always complaints.

I'm everything I'm made of. So a part of me is made of classical music. I'm grateful for it.

I'm very open, I love music and I love people so you need to know what's going on.

There ain't a wrong time or a wrong place to flaunt. If you feel good, then go on and show it off!