I think I was perceived in one fashion. A video is based on a song. I think you can get glimpses of people's presence within that. There's some people you enjoy watching more than others.

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.

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

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

I just try to get out of my own way because if anyone is their own worst enemy, it's usually you.

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.