My responsibility to God is to live. That's the gift he gave me. What I do with it is up to me.

The younger Mary J. Blige, I would call her, she was very unaware, ignorant.

I've been a tomboy my whole life. But then you get older, you get married, you soften up.

You can hate me. You can go out there and say anything you want about me, But you will love me later because I told you the truth.

My main exercise is cardio. The treadmill is fine, but running outdoors gives me the best results. I try to log 6 to 8 miles a week. I could be in the worst mood, but when I do my cardio, I feel much, much better.

So as long as I'm a human being and I'm not perfect, I'm able to say I'm having some growing pains. Because in order to sustain where you are once you made such a breakthrough that everyone is looking at you, now everyone is like, 'Ooh, is she gonna make a mistake?' Yes, I'm going to make a mistake. Yes, I'm still gonna do things.

Don't give up, be positive and if you know someone who knows someone at a record company don't stop beating down their door till you get heard. Don't ever say it'll never happen or it'll never happen.