As Early As When I

All The Musicians That I Know Want To Act.

I Think I Can Be Beautiful With All The Little Stuff Done, And I Can Be Ugly. A Lot Of Attractive Actresses Can't Be Ugly.

I Know What I'm Doing. And I Even Know When I Don't Know What I'm Doing. Then There Are People Who Don't Want To Know That You Know What You're Doing.

When I First Started, I Wrote Some Songs With Linda Perry. She's So Instrumental In A Lot Of Artist's Lives, Listening To You And Then Helping You Write Songs That Are You, That Bring The Most Of What You Are Out, Whereas A Lot Of Producers Might Put Their Stamp On You. I Gained Confidence Because I'm Less Of A Straight-up, Traditional Vocalist.

I Had An Upbringing In Which I Was Allowed To Be Free And Use My Mind. My Parents Only Helped Me To Be Myself. It Was Only In My Teenage Years That I Met People Who Made Me Start Having Doubts About Who I Was. They Said You Shouldn't Be Confident, You Shouldn't Be Strong. It Is Only When You Meet Those Other People That You Lose Confidence.