I wouldn't adopt, but what I will do is give my time and go and try to be there for people.

You have to have a plan. Everything has to be planned. For me, I start with the title of my album, before I even start with the songs. I write down different things that I want album to say, and then the songs come from the different words.

I just want fans to walk away knowing that no matter what's going on, no matter how happy you are, no matter how sad you are, we did it. We're strong in this. We've come a long way, and life is not just one thing.

It's that first step-getting out the door-that's the toughest. If you can do that, you've already won.

You can't get around pain and opposition, but you can try to be joyful in the trial, and thank yourself for the trial, and thank God for the strength to get through it.

You either learn from your experiences or go back and do the same thing, and I learned from my experiences.

When I was a kid, I needed to sing because it makes me feel good about myself. It makes me feel good, period.