The roughest roads often lead to the top.
My emotions overload because there is no hand to hold, there’s no shoulder here to lean on; I’m walking all on my own.
I’m sorry for blaming you for everything I just couldn’t do, and I’ve hurt myself by hurting you.
There’s nothing more dangerous than a boy with charm.
Red lips and fragrance always top off an outfit for me.
It's been quite a roller coaster ride, but I've grown and learned a lot about myself. The greatest thing is being able to interact with fans and touch people's lives... for that I give thanks.
I'm an ocean, because I'm really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures.
Basically, what I'm saying is there is nothing fake about what I do. I'm up-front, I'm real, I'm honest and I'm open with my feelings.
I look back at the looks I've had over the years. I'm proud of myself that I had the courage to experiment with crazy hairstyles and some fashion things. Would I do it again? No. But that's part of the learning process and getting from point A to point B.
I'm not a judgmental person, so I can't comment on someone else's background.
Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.
I have always been one to encourage perseverance.
I've been through my highs, I've been through my lows; I've been through the gamut of all things in this business. Being too thin. Being bigger. I've been criticized for being on both sides of the scale. It's noise I block out automatically. I love my body.
The roughest road often leads to the top.
I was known as the little girl with the big voice.
When I learned how millions of children go to bed hungry, my only response was, 'What can I do to help?'
Thankfully, I have my mom and a small group of close friends who are there for me 24/7 and whom I can trust and depend on.
To be given the opportunity to help shape new artists' careers and mentor them to see their dreams come to fruition is a task I welcome with open arms.
I find fragrance to be such a mood enhancer and definitely a seduction tool.
Everybody needs that one person that takes you to the right place to see all the positives in your life.
I do reinvent old hits of mine and sort of give them a new life.
It's definitely a dream come true to be recognized and to be able to sign autographs. But, it's also a lot of hard work and can be draining. If you don't know already, you will quickly learn who your real friends are.
So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?
I went through my first big breakup, with a boyfriend who I had been with for more than two years. He had been one of my dancers, and it was my first love and his.
I never mind contorting myself for a good cause.
You used to have to sing and convey emotion, and now, well, technically you can do anything with technology. It sucks for music today, but that's why that old music feels so good to me.
Growing up with the childhood that I had, I learned to never let a man make me feel helpless, and it also embedded a deep need in me to always stick up for women.
Right now I'm pretty single... My career is my boyfriend.
I love doing normal things - movies, shopping, going out with friends, writing, reading, taking hot bubble baths - that's a big one for relaxation. I also love to go to art and history museums.
My parent's divorce and hard times at school, all those things combined to mold me, to make me grow up quicker. And it gave me the drive to pursue my dreams that I wouldn't necessarily have had otherwise.
