I've always had a fighter's spark in me. I was born with it. I think it's in my blood.

I was a very quiet, shy child. I grew up in a small town, Louisville, Kentucky, and there weren't too many Hawaiian-Filipino girls, so I stuck out like a sore thumb. I didn't look like everyone else and didn't feel I belonged... But these things only build character and make you stronger. It taught me to grow into the woman I was to become.

My bulimia was my addiction. Hurting myself was my addiction... The music is what saved me. That's the only thing I can trust.

A lot of time we didn't know where we were going or how it was going to transition from fishnets into hip-hop ... But it's worked out. We believe in what we do and I think people get that.

I love the studio. It's my place to escape and to create and to try anything.

Once you stay true to just having a good time and being honest to your fans and your audience, you can't go wrong.

When I go onstage, I kind of turn into a beast sometimes, this alter-ego, you know.