I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children.

My main exercise is cardio. The treadmill is fine, but running outdoors gives me the best results. I try to log 6 to 8 miles a week. I could be in the worst mood, but when I do my cardio, I feel much, much better.

I can go out raw with nothing, and my fans would still be happy, but I feel that I owe it to them to give them almost like a Broadway musical at this point in my life. I have to give them something more, so I do have to think of different ways to do it.

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

Don't give up, be positive and if you know someone who knows someone at a record company don't stop beating down their door till you get heard. Don't ever say it'll never happen or it'll never happen.

You can look at my palm and see the storm coming. Read the book of my life and see I've overcome it.

I didn't never have to go to a therapist. I just always put it in a song and you heard me.