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

I'm my worst critic, and I like the fact that I can listen to myself now and make fun of myself, listen, make changes - 'Oh, man, that's messed up. Okay, I need to work on that; I need to work on this.'

We are all just a work in progress.

Thank you so much for supporting me from the day I stepped foot into the music industry. It really means something to me to have Maya Angelou speak on my behalf. It also means a lot to have Oprah on my speed dial!

Don't go a full day or night without washing your face. You have to get all the dirt and makeup out of your pores.

If you're here right now in your life, your journey continues and you've lived to tell the story.

I’ve done well, I’ve been disappointed, and I think it all goes back to you. Of course the labels are going to be the labels. It’s the music business. You are a business. That’s what they do. So you’ve got to protect yourself.