So I suppose this slightly mature fashion sense happened because of what I had.

I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.

I had this terrible stammer, so I couldn't really speak properly until I was 16 or 17.

No, because I've never really changed my style that much.

You're lucky you had that when you were 20. I sure didn't. I was overweight, and I had acne.

It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face is more acceptable in a way now than when I first came on the scene, because I'm part black.