I blame my mother for nothing, but forgive her for everything.

The music business is really, really small. The real music is becoming almost extinct, if you don't stay true to who you are.

As a kid, I dreamed about being onstage.

I like what I see when I'm looking at me when I'm walking past the mirror.

I used to think I was ugly. I thought I looked like a camel. A person who doesn't love themselves, they will see anything that pops up on their face. I've seen squirrels, I've seen a bird, and I've seen all kinds of animals on my face. But that is the result of self-hate. I've learned to say: 'You know what? I am a beautiful black woman'.

I'm from the element of the streets that says that once you've made it, it's yours. But keep it to yourself.

I had to learn how to trust my gut. Trust what I know to be right... not right, but not waver on who I am. Know who I am, know what I want, and know it. Not waver on it and be secure in that. And I still struggle with it. But I really... I can't be moved. You can't move me, and that all comes with loving myself, and I'm like my best buddy.