Like Everybody I Have Many Different Sides.

[there's] This Idea Of "i Want To Take Care Of Myself," But At The Same Time I Want To Be Brave, Daring, And Expressive.

I Don't Make An Effort To Be Sloppy. I Just Don't Consider A Perfect Hairdo And A Perfect Face To Be Beautiful. If I Had My Way I'd Dress Myself And Do My Own Makeup For Magazine Shoots.

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.

All That Evilness Is Always Just From Pain And Fear, And That's What I've Come To Understand. I've Come To Understand People Now. Before, I Would Blame Them For Treating Me In Such A Naïve Way. I Don't Hate Evil, Vicious People Anymore.

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.