My Mom Brought Me Up To Believe

So Consumed In All Your Doom, Trying Hard To Fill The Emptiness.

The Blind Audition Process Can Be Nerve-wracking.

I Don't See Makeup As A Defense. I See It As A Creative Outlet. I Am A Woman Who Has My Extreme Vulnerable Side And My Baggage--and At Times I Feel Extremely Weak. And Who's To Say A Little Mascara Doesn't Make You Feel More Confident When You Pop It On And Look In The Mirror? It Helps, Especially In My Position, Where I Have People Waiting Down The Street To Take Pictures Of Me So They Can Evaluate And Criticize Every Little Flaw On My Face.

I Really Love Traveling To Japan.

Etta James Is My All-time Favorite Singer. I've Said It In Every Interview, In Every Story, In Every On- And Off-camera Question. That Music Was Always Such A Huge Escape For Me, Even From A Young Age.