When You're Young, It's So Easy To

Sometimes You Just Know What You're Placed On This Earth To Do.

I Was 21. At The Time, I Was Under The Thumb Of My Label, And I Felt Like I Had To Do, Say And Act Out Everything They Asked Me To Do. I Was Trying To Please Them And The Public And Finally I Had To Say, "enough. I'm Going To Make A Record That Makes Me Happy And Addresses All Facets Of Being A Woman. I Don't Care If I Sell One Or One Million Records." That's How I Came To Make Stripped.

He's The One Guy I Can Credit For Making Me Think About Marriage In A Whole New Light, Because Every Guy I've Had In My Life Has Either Lied Or Cheated Me Financially Or Business-wise, Or Taken Advantaged Of Me.

People Who See An Unhappy, Sulky Pop Star Assume That She's An Ungrateful, Self-absorbed Little Ninny. But Nobody Knows What's Really Going On. I Need To Eat, I Need To Sleep, And Sometimes Those Things Weren't Considered. It Was Like, "when Do You Think I'll Have Time To Go To The Bathroom?" That Wasn't On The Schedule.

I'm A Smart Girl. There Are Decisions That I Make For Reasons, And The Most Important Thing Is That My Son Is Happy And He Always Will Be. He's Surrounded By Love.