'My Life' is not an autobiography. It's just music.

Growing up, I was the preferred hairstylist for all of my friends.

The music business is not a good place for people who don't know things.

You have to create different things, either through lighting or changing the format of the songs and how you're going to sing them, and even sometimes props.

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.

Yonkers made me strong and made me believe in myself, because so many people would doubt you and not believe. There are people that would believe in you, but the environment was so harsh, nobody wanted you to get out, you know?

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'.