I have my diehard R&B fans on one side of the spectrum and my diehard pop and dance fans on the other side of the spectrum.

I want to connect with my fans the way Mary J. Blige's fans connect with her.

I probably wouldn't be singing if not for Michael Jackson. When I started singing, I didn't like my tone until my mom put me on to Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, so listening to the way they used their instrument helped me get more comfortable with my own.

I don't want to call myself a perfectionist, because perfection is imperfection.

Chimere's not mine. That hurt 'cause I had attached myself to this guy, you know. This is my son. I'm looking at him, and I'm picturing I'm gonna be old, and he's gonna be - this is my son! It's not my son.

So it's over. He's with someone else and you know her. And you just cant get any lower. Sit in the dark alone. And won't answer your phone.