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I'm Going To Be A Strict Mum. I Know That Love Is The Most Important Thing - You've Got To Have Lots Of Kisses And Cuddles - But You Also Need To Mix It With Discipline Or You'll Be In A Heap Of Trouble.

The Highs, The Lows, The Peaks, The Valleys, Whatever, It's All Going To Go Into The Art, Whether I'm Singing Or Acting Or Whatever.

My Earliest Influence Was Quincy Jones. I Thought 'the Wiz' Soundtrack Was The Most Amazing Thing I'd Ever Heard. It Was My First Record And You Had Michael Jackson, Ted Ross, Nipsey Russell And Diana Ross On It. I Even Took It To Show And Tell In Third Grade!

Lately I've Been Going To All These High Schools Talking To The Students, Answering Their Questions, Listening To What They Have To Say. It Has Been An Incredible Journey To Be Around Them And Try To Give Them What My Mother Gave Me.

I Truly Loved Being Pregnant And Feeling What Was Going On Inside My Body And Watching It Change. It's Difficult To Recoup, But Still Amazing Nonetheless. I Would Have Another One.