Being a songwriter requires versatility while being an artist requires you to create a cohesive body of work. I truly enjoy both.

Everyone faces challenges from the fierce competition as well as the manipulative crooks that are rampant throughout the music business.

No matter what you're going through, there is no temporary feeling or circumstance that can take away the core of who you are.

Every artist that becomes famous has a team, and needs to convince someone to believe in them enough to have others rally around them to achieve stardom. If I can be that person, then I am happy to do it.

Pressure is high and jobs are at stake. There is nothing wrong with having commercial music to pitch for those situations, as well as for ad campaigns.

Knowing how to market yourself and your press materials is key.

I first got interested in music as a toddler by my childhood babysitter, Rosetta Atkins. She taught me how to sing by imitating the voices on the gospel radio station she listened to - both men and women's voices.