From the beginning, the camera and I were great friends. It loves me, and I love it.

I feel so blessed to just have done what I had done. To be able to just use what God has given me is a blessing. You know, never mind the Grammys, never mind the records, never mind all of that. Just to be able to sing.

Crack is cheap. I make too much money to ever smoke crack. Let's get that straight. OK? We don't do crack. We don't do that. Crack is whack.

She's my teacher, my adviser, my greatest inspiration.

No one makes me do anything I don't want to do.

When you're feeling full of doubt and fear has got you in a bind, love will save the day.

I'm a person who has life and wants to live, and always have.