"My dad would give me $10, which is a lot of money when you're 9, to sing at church, on tables at restaurants, at family functions, just about anywhere."

"For a modern woman it is important to be supported and that there is equality in every aspect, and that it's not two halves that make a whole - it's two wholes that make a whole."

"It was so draining. Going to parties to rub elbows with so-and-so and act like it's no big deal, when really all I was doing was hoping I'd have the success they had."

"Hollywood is so fake and people need to realize that people are just people, and you, too, don't need to be born into something or have money or have whatever product someone is hawking on you."

"The harmony of the universe dictates that shadows are only cast by the presence of light."

"I sing in the car if I'm in LA, because you're like soundproofed."

"In the quiet sanctuary of self-reflection, the soul finds its rhythm. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I don't care what people say about my relationship I don't care what they say about my boobs. People are buying my songs I have a sold-out tour. I'm getting incredible feedback from my music."