I love books and the latest autobiographies. I'm a Gemini and love being with people, but then again, I love my own company, which is when I read most.

It's true what they say: 'You don't appreciate what you've got until it's gone.' I miss love. I miss being looked after.

I've had a blessed life. I've pulled back from trying to control my destiny and gone back to accepting whatever fate has in store for me. I live for today because I don't know what'll happen tomorrow.

I don't want to be a burden on anybody.

I do not like going to the dressing room and trying on millions of outfits. I just look at something and hope that it will work. I try it on at home, since I don't like going through the whole process.

I learned everything along the way. I only performed five times before I was in the public eye.

It's sad how people want to see us females go against each other. Never been for that. Never will.

When I start training, I get very serious and focused about it. I probably train 4-5 days a week, and I eat probably eat 5-8 small meals a day to keep my metabolism going.

My mom and I don't have a lot of photos of my early years.

Moms can be fresh, fly and young, and that's the kind of mom I want to be.

I was so driven that sometimes you don't recognise all the good things that are happening to you.

Everyone loves to dance. I've realize that's a part of what I do more and more every day.

More than anything, I realize I've been blessed to make great music.

I never had vocal lessons, dance classes, or any of the things my peers had.

I love the Fashion Fair Concealer Wheel. That's my little secret. It comes with three colors in it. What I like about it is that you could almost cover your whole face in it if you want because you can mix the colors to create the perfect shade that works with your skin.

Having a child with someone, you're always going to be respectful of that. But the song 'I Bet' was honestly inspired by my life experiences - I can't just say it's from one experience.

You're only a new artist one time, and I can just say I'm so blessed. I feel so inspired to do other things, to be so much more.

I've always had a strong love and a sense of care for kids. And the one thing is evident and is so true - the kids are our future.

I think it's so fun when I get to work with women writers in particular because we really understand the core story or foundation as women. That's so important to me that the authenticity is there, you know, from the place that I speak from for my women. Having other females with me helps me dig deeper.

Music that comes from the heart - that's the music that moves me.

Being a mom to my son has taken precedence over everything in my life, and I think that's the order it should be... It's a great challenge that I don't think's ever gonna stop.

Moms, take it from me: do not buy your baby too many shoes when they're so tiny, because their feet grow every week.

Before I had a child, I had goals. And I still have to accomplish those goals, but now that I have a child, I have more goals to accomplish. So I can't waste time.

I wasn't a big fan of Instagram at first. I felt it was watering down the way music is perceived 'cause it made things seem more normal.