Be careful of who and what you let into your space. Not everyone is worthy of your presence.

I'm just happy that I'm able to take care of what I need to take care of, live, and do the thing that I love the most and that is to sing. People want to hear it, buy it, see it, hold it, record it, bootleg it. It's fine with me as long as it's good but when it's bad I'm in trouble!

I love opera so much. I would never go back to doing it, but I love to listen - I'm grateful for it. I studied diction, breathing control, phrasing, why the song means something. You want to bring that across to your listeners.

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

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

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.