I Don't Like People Who Hide Things.

Disco Existed Before We Were All Born And Will Exist Afterwards. It Is A Ritual - It Is A Celebration - And It Is The Same Kind Of Music That We Call Disco Or Rock'n'roll Or A Whole List Of Names That We Can Call It. Call It What You Will, Nothing Will Change The Fact That Certain Kinds Of Music Will Make You Want To Celebrate Or Party.

Survival Is My Primary Instinct...it's Out Of My Control. It's Stronger Than Me. It's An Outside Force, A Voice That Says 'do This For Your Life Or It Will Devour You.'

Crying Is Not A Weakness. It's Something That Should Be Able To Work For You. It Should Also Be A Strength. I Think If You Can Cry When You Feel Like Crying It's A Strength. If You Feel Like Crying And You Can't Cry, That's A Weakness. That Means You're Holding All That Stuff Inside.

There're Lots Of Musicians In My Family, Too. My Mother Sings Incredibly Well. I've Got To Make A Record With My Mother's Voice On It. She Sings A Lyric Soprano. We Do The Opposite. I'm A Baritone. She's A Star Singer In Her Church. She Always Does Her Solo.

I Was The Only Black Girl At My Junior High School. I Had An Afro, A Jamaican Accent, I Looked Really Old.