As An Artist, Everybody Has The Opportunity

There Were Things That Had Been Weighing Heavy On Me For Quite Some Time. And I Went Into This Hole, Trying To Work Through Some Of These Things So That I Could Be A Better Me And Be A Better Mom To Julez And Be A Better Wife And A Better Friend And A Better Sister.

Our Mother Always Taught Us To Be In Control Of Our Voice And Our Bodies And Our Work, And She Showed Us That Through Her Example. If She Conjured Up An Idea, There Was Not One Element Of That Idea That She Was Not Going To Have Her Hand In. She Was Not Going To Hand That Over To Someone. And I Think It's Been An Interesting Thing To Navigate, Especially Watching You Do The Same In All Aspects Of Your Work: Society Labels That A Control Freak, An Obsessive Woman, Or Someone Who Has An Inability To Trust Her Team Or To Empower Other People To Do The Work, Which Is Completely Untrue.

I Love Music. But I'm Not Gonna Work Myself To Death. If There Ever Comes A Point Where I'm Not Enjoying It, Then I'm Not Gonna Do It Anymore. I've Promised Myself That. I've Written It Down On Paper And Signed A Contract.

Women Face A Lot Of Challenges Every Day - We Have To Stand Firm In Our Walk And Our Intentions - But There Are Times When That Weight Feels Too Heavy, Feels Like A Load That I Just Can't Bear That Day. I Try To Work Through That In My Art, Whatever Medium That Might Be. My Live Performance Is Based Around The Color Red, And All The Things That Communicates As A Woman To The World - Fiery, Really Vocal, Present, Almost A Kind Of Stubborn Color - And Redefining It As Being Very Complex. Being Able To Express That Complexity, I'm Getting A Lot Better At That The Older I've Gotten.

The Album ['a Seat At The Table'] Really Feels Like Storytelling For Us All And Our Family And Our Lineage.