Typically, the theme of my albums, if there is a theme, is, 'How does it feel?' And that always leads to love songs. It just does.

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I have as many pictures of my vocal cords as I do of my children. I have a great ear, nose and throat doctor, and we look at them - if there's some redness, maybe I'll take a little time off.

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I love radio, but it's a very limited thing today. Everything has to be edited down to 3:59, and too bad if I didn't make my statement in three minutes and 59 seconds. Everybody's song has to make its...

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I don't even have voice mail, and people get all out of shape about that. But, you know what, I don't want to transcribe your message; I want to talk to you. And that kind of freaks people out a bit....

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When you're away for a long time, tastes change, fans move on. You hate to think about it, but it's an ugly fact of life.

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I made numerous attempts to find a way to do it all, to be a creative singer, songwriter, producer, and to be the mother, daughter, sister, lover, wife. And the thing about music is, with me, that...

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I don't think being black has held me back at all. Being black makes you strong.

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It's impossible to write and produce a record when your parents are dying. I really tried, I really, really tried, but it just wouldn't come.

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Time has nothing to do with the gifts that the gods give you; it's what you do.

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Chris Brown is brilliant. That cat is crazy brilliant, and I wish him the best.

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