I'm still true to my Southern roots.

If you look at the charts every year, there may be five or ten memorable songs from each year.

I think there's an abundance of talent in America and there will never be not a lot of talent out there.

It's smarter to look at portions than to count calories.

Every label thinks, when they sign someone, 'This is the perfect pedigree to sign. They're cute, they can sing, they can dance, et cetera.' And they say to the public, 'Here, this is what you're gonna like.' But you might say, 'No, I don't like that!' You'll probably say 'no' many more times than you'll say 'yes!

I chalk up the fact that I got diabetes to my body saying, 'Dude, you have been doing wrong for way too long!'

Move every day. Like taking a shower and brushing your teeth. Make it a part of your everyday life.