I've had great people come in my life, meaning not just men, but women, support me and empower me. So that has lifted me to be the woman I am.

Tell me I can't so I can show you I CAN!

Just be open, life is about a constant journey and I'm very spiritual, but I'm also in touch with what's going on around me and who I am, and you have to know yourself. So for me, that's what keeps me going is just being interactive.

I'm known for long colorful locs but I still don't take my hair too seriously. Changing it helps express who I am.

I am very proud of Zendaya for standing up for herself, her generation and her ancestors. Her response was classy. Locs are a lifestyle for some and for others an artistic fashion statement..In either case, the images express power, natural beauty, and a boldness that always stands out. It is when you truly spend time with a person that you know who they really are on the inside, and not by what you see on the outside.

There's always a story in music, and it's expressed through my music.

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.