For several years I worried a lot about protecting an image, but today, I have understood that the image cannot be preconceived.

You want to be skinny and have a good body? You have to work out every day and say no to certain foods.

My little boy (Sasha) is now one-year-old and that makes it easier for me to go back to the studio and work on creating new music.

I have always loved performing.

I don't think I would want my children to enter into my profession. There's a lot of stress and so much competition. There are easier things you can do with your life.

Even after I got some recognition and success, I still had to work hard and prove myself.

I admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself.