I've got some good saints out there - that's right - that pray for me constantly. You've gotta have that! You do.

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

I'm just fiercely protective. It's like, that's my lair and nobody messes with my lair.

I am not self-destructive. I am not a person who wants to die.

You don't have a baby based on that publicity madness. People don't live like that. Especially black people who were raised in families with morals and standards and integrity.

To learn your artistry and to be able to perfect that, is overwhelming. Especially when you are exuding love. The human emotion is a very delicate thing, so you have to be careful about how you present it because it can be kind of scary, or too overwhelming if you're not careful. So I try to just keep it love.

I love to sing, but it's just not fun anymore.