By the second tour I had rice cakes and hummus with me, and I was jumping rope in my room.

When I first came out, like a lot of the artists at that time, I had a very polished, very overproduced sound.

Forget things and have a quiet moment.

Be kind. It's very needed to be respectful to all.

To me, it was about finding new opportunities. I know my voice touches people. It has for years. I can't give that up.

My current mantra is that sometimes we need teachers in our lives. I never had that in my life, parents and stuff like that; I tried to stay on the outside of them or anybody that had that kind of influence.

I know peace exists. And we are always changing. It's scary.