Although religion was around me my whole life I never felt it was forced upon me. It is my centring, my grounding, the soul of me. I feel I'm nothing without it.

It's important for a woman to feel good in her clothes. It's OK to have curves and to work them.

It takes time to really understand your body shape and it's taken me years to know what I can and can't pull off.

I don't like my thighs, the back of my legs or my chubby knees. I wear clothes that show off my legs in pictures and videos but not often when I'm appearing live.

A lot of songs are empowering because everybody who has been through a hard time in a relationship or in their lives can relate to it.

I love a man with a great sense of humor and who is intelligent - a man who has a great smile. He has to make me laugh. I like a man who is very ambitious and driven and who has a good heart and makes me feel safe. I like a man who is very strong and independent and confident - that is very sexy - but at the same time, he's very kind to people.

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