A great show means we have to connect; we have to prove to [the audience] that we do something great or blow their socks off, but it has to be with them if it's going to be sustained for any length of time.

We have to continue to grow within and outwardly. We have to keep going.

In the world of music, the audience is not just fans of music; they're fans of many things.

In painting, the key is not taking myself seriously to the point where it kills sincerity.

Sometimes I'm extremely afraid of the unknown, but I'm so grateful to be on that journey.

Women of all looks, shapes, sizes, everything, if they recognize how beautiful they are-because they all are-then they carry it that way. And you can see that. Confidence is reflected in how they walk and how they dress and how they speak and how they carry themselves. It's just amazing. And that can turn anybody's head pretty quick, especially mine.

When it comes to performing and entertaining, the art removes itself from the writing.