Heartbroken and in tears over the shocking death of my friend, the incomparable Ms. Whitney Houston. My heartfelt condolences to Whitney's family and to all her millions of fans throughout the world. She will never be forgotten as one of the greatest voices to ever grace the earth.

She smiles through a thousand tears, and harbors adolescent fears. She dreams of all that she can never be, she wades in insecurity.

I'm really fortunate. I'm really happy, and I'm really really lucky to be where I am.

You don't have to be doing vocal acrobatics or singing all over the scale to have soul.

I just want one day off when I can go swimming and eat ice cream and look at rainbows.

You really have to look inside yourself to find your inner strength.

I look around and see the things I have, and I remember not having them. That is one thing that keeps me grounded. I'm definitely the same person I was. . . . I never lose me, I never lose the real person.