I feel I am blessed that I have found my stride and relaxed into my life's purpose.

I came out the box and for seven years I had a huge career. And then it's done, it's dumped. But I ain't gone, and I refuse to be gone.

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.

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

Did people think I sounded black? Totally, but that was a marketing tool as well, but also this is how I grew up and these are my influences.

I don't always win at this, but I know I do better when I meditate.

Loving a man truly and really brings me to my knees.