I love sharing my life with my followers. Hopefully, they are following me because they genuinely want to know me. It's a way to connect with fans that wasn't available just a few years ago.

I’ve always tried to be independent. It’s just my personality. I’ve always been the type to motivate the camp. I’ve always wanted to be the fuel for something—for music, the fuel for my family, the fuel for my best friend. Helping someone with what I’m doing.

I think I've always been fine on stage - though I get nervous beforehand. But once I'm on stage, all of that goes out of the window.

The worst thing is when a guy just looks awkward. It's not attractive.

I'm often mistaken for Spanish or Latin descent.

For me, music comes naturally. I always just get in the studio and I feel like, wow, this is my heaven.

Beyoncé built her f–king foundation from the bottom. I think that’s the exact career every female artist wants to have.