We've all been influenced by other people...If Minnie Riperton never existed, would I have even thought of singing in that (upper) register? I doubt it.
I don't mind being compared to Whitney (Houston), there are people miles worse to be compared to.
My heart has never been broken, I've never broken anyone else's.
If you look inside yourself, and you believe, you can be your own hero.
We've been expected to be perfect but we aren't. We're still human.
We have to go through certain things in order to appreciate life and learn lessons.