We showed the industry that female artists could attract the same audiences as the big male stars.

The male muse is an unaccountably rare thing in art. Where does that leave female artists looking for inspiration?

It's interesting that a lot of female artists want to collaborate with me.

I hope and believe we are paving a better future for female artists to come.

It's important for any artist - particularly female artists - to feel completely comfortable and to know what they're trying to do.

It's unfortunate that a lot of people think African-American female artists are monolithically R&B this-or-that, don't have to do anything by default.