I take an active role in my imaging and how I look.

Performing live is the greatest high in the world. That's why I do what I do

Will people think I've been dropped? Oh God, you don't want people to think that. No one will want to touch you if they think you got dropped.

Grammys, American Music Awards, successful albums, I'd pick my kids any day over any of it.

I had a 23 per cent blockage in my micro-arteries. At first the doctors thought I needed a heart transplant, then they said I have microvascular angina, which means I will be on medication for the rest of my life.

I'm a businesswoman who's serious about her money. I want an empire.

You lose the arrogance you need to be successful, but you need that arrogance because the second someone sees that side of you and chip at it, it's over.