No, because I don't want to hear what's hot and feel I have to copy it. I'll just make up my own thing.

I like collaborating, but I felt I should do my first single by myself so people don't think I'm leaning on other artists to be a success.

Every day is not a beautiful day for anybody, but I try to treat all my fans nice and all the interviewers nice.

Music is a male-dominated field. Women are not always taken as seriously as we should be, so sometimes we have to put our foot down.

I am very scared of wasps; my cousin was stung in the eye once.

You have to be ready to sing and perform at any time.

I don't have time for lie-on-the-beach vacations. I'm a zoo person. There's one in New Jersey where animals actually come up to your car. I love the monkeys - I used to give them bubblegum to chew.