My son always makes me feel vulnerable.

I'm not looking to go out there and make a rhythmic Timbaland track.

That's really my goal now. I'm trying to be a positive role model to my kids and to just enjoy this ride, because it's hard. It's hard to enjoy it when you're in it.

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

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 mom lived on an ashram on the early eighties. She turned me on to kundalini yoga and chanting and Transcendental Meditation. That was the first time I ever knew real peace.