I'm A Girl Who Enjoys A Great

Nikki Giovanni! I Got A Book Of Hers From The Library, And There Was This Woman Who Could Paint Me On Paper With Words - My Whole Little Experience. I Thought It Was Wonderful.

Heartbreak Was The Impetus To Me Writing Poems And Music In The First Place. Over The Years, I Had My Heart Broken So Badly That If I Didn't Find A Way To Get All The Pain Out, I Was Going To Lose My Mind. I Was Crazy! Like, Wanting To Slash Tires And Smash Car Windows. Crazy! I Was So Hurt That I Had To Write.

I Was Backstage At The House Of Blues In L.a Where I Was About To Perform, And Stevie Wonder And Prince Turned Up At My Dressing Room Together! Stevie Started Beat Boxing And Prince Started Singing One Of My Songs, All Of A Sudden It Was Like I Was In A Cypher With These Incredible Artists.

People Is, I Think, It's Their Nature - Some People's Nature, In A Way, To Be Angry Or Jealous Or Just Spiteful About Somebody Else's Blessings.

Nothing Has Gotten Me Out Of Philadelphia. I Moved 20 Minutes Away From Philly. That's About It.