There is nothing like a person with confidence, male or female, not conceitedness, but confidence. That inspires other people.

I tend to share whatever I know in general. I've never been a person to horde information for the sake of my own skin, you know what I mean? Not share so somebody doesn't take your job, I've never had that kind of insecurity. I also had a management company, too, so we were always one of those companies that shared information with our artists. Whatever they wanted to know, as much as they wanted to know, they could know.

I love music. I've just been putting studios together, here and at my house in New Jersey and so I can always make music and express my ideas and work with people to fine tune them to where they need to be.

Even if you don't have anything, even if you've got a quarter in your pocket, to share with someone else who has nothing really helps.

I don't care how much money you have, free stuff is always a good thing.

I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female.

Sometimes when I am in a situation that I have never been in, I kind of pull back a little bit to observe things; it doesn't really last long though I have to. I've resigned to myself to the fact that I have to be me.