I Used The Physical Scar Of My

We Change Our Opinions Of Ourselves So Often. What The Outside World Thinks Is Only A Small Part Of Our Image.

I Had This Terrible Stammer, So I Couldn't Really Speak Properly Until I Was 16 Or 17.

You Know When You Take The Paint Off An Old Canvas And You Discover That Something's Been Painted Underneath It? That's What I Feel Like - That Part Of The Old Is Coming Through The New.

It Didn't Matter As Much Because I'm A Singer, Not An Actress, But My Face Is More Acceptable In A Way Now Than When I First Came On The Scene, Because I'm Part Black.

I've Gone Through The Village Of My Songwriting And My Artistry, And I've Gone Through Lots Of Different Phases, Including One Where It Has Been Very Quiet And Abandoned Me For A Few Years.