Nowadays, with the state of the music business, for any artist, whether you're up-and-coming or you've been in it for awhile, you have to explore different revenues and different ways of expressing yourself.

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 Life' is soft, with notes of pear and gardenia, but still bold, with a woody base.

If you're looking for inner peace from the outside world, you're not going to get that. The inner peace starts with looking at you from the inside. Understanding that everything that comes to you is what you are. Everything from friends to boyfriends to the job you get - it's all a direct reflection of what you are on the inside.

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

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

People in my neighborhood inspired me to sing. Believe in your ability no matter what, but be realistic with yourself and your ability.