You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect.

Sometimes I frown and I don't realise it.

I believe there are certain things that God uses to get us out of a bad situation, and I believe music was one of the things he used for me.

When I was five years old I was molested and just, you know. I remember feeling, literally right before it happened, I just could not believe that this person was going to do this to me. That thing followed me all my life. The shame of thinking my molestation was my fault - it led me to believe I wasn't worth anything.

There's not enough time to be disrespecting... Life is too short.

As a kid, I dreamed about being onstage.

There are people out there who want to provoke me and bring back the old Mary but I'm not giving them the satisfaction.