I'm Trying To Have My Own Thing,

A Couple Of Months Ago I Hauled My White Ass On Stage Alongside Chaka Khan And Stevie Wonder For Divas Las Vegas, Singing In Front Of A Celebrity Audience. If I Can Hold My Own There, I Can Hold My Own At Top Of The Pops, Trust Me.

I Think Most Artists Start Off Playing In Front Of People And Are Used To Doing It Before They Go Out. I Kind Of Did It The Opposite. The Thing Got Blown Sky High And I'm On Tv On "good Morning America" Doing My First Performance In Front Of Everybody. I Think It Was Backward And From That, What I Got Out Of It, The End Is What I Wanted, Which Was Headlining My Own Tour, Having People Come Because They Loved My Record And Loved My Music.

I'm Still Finding My Way, And I Made A Lot Of Mistakes.

Something Happens To People Around Fame And Power And Money - It Can Bring Out The Worst And Best In People; It's A Monster You Have To Tame.

I Never Not Wanted To Be A Singer. Since I Was 3, I Knew This Was What I Wanted To Do. Well, I Can't Say I Wanted To Do It, But I Fantasized And Thought About It All The Time. I Never Thought It Would Actually Happen.