It was only for two years, and I jumped from family to family. It's very scary.

I was inspired to create 'My Life' so I could finally share a personal part of my life beyond my music.

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

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

I don't think I'll do foster care or adopt, to be quite honest.

I do consider myself part of black history.

My career doesn't get harder because when you have something to share, you have something to share. And when it's a trial or a situation that you triumph out of, you have to - because this is the relationship I started with my fans on the My Life album in 1994. You have to share in order for people to see how you came through it, or how you're dealing with having thoughts of doubting yourself. What songs are gonna help you? What lyrics are gonna pull you out of your slump?