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I Have More Than One Side Of Me That Likes To Get Out On A Stage And Sing.

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Freedom And Happiness

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I Don't See Makeup As A Defense. I See It As A Creative Outlet. I Am A Woman Who Has My Extreme Vulnerable Side And My Baggage--and At Times I Feel Extremely Weak. And Who's To Say A Little Mascara Doesn't Make You Feel More Confident When You Pop It On And Look In The Mirror? It Helps, Especially In My Position, Where I Have People Waiting Down The Street To Take Pictures Of Me So They Can Evaluate And Criticize Every Little Flaw On My Face.

My Elementary School Days Were Miserable. After Star Search, The Jealousy Got Really Bad That Our Neighbors Slashed Our Tires.

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Finding Yourself

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I Enjoy Real People, Down-to-earth People Who Are True To Themselves And Honest To Your Face - Good Or Bad.

I Love Tom Cruise. When Penelope Cruz Is Through With Him, I'm Next.

I Was 21. At The Time, I Was Under The Thumb Of My Label, And I Felt Like I Had To Do, Say And Act Out Everything They Asked Me To Do. I Was Trying To Please Them And The Public And Finally I Had To Say, "enough. I'm Going To Make A Record That Makes Me Happy And Addresses All Facets Of Being A Woman. I Don't Care If I Sell One Or One Million Records." That's How I Came To Make Stripped.

I'm An Ocean, Because I'm Really Deep. If You Search Deep Enough You Can Find Rare Exotic Treasures.

I'm A Big Micro Manager; I'm A Stickler About Organisation; Everything Needs A Place, A Purpose, And Micro Managing Myself Even When I'm In The Studio.

People Take Sex Far Too Seriously.

I Love The Old Hollywood Glam Look: Platinum Blonde Hair, The Perfect Red Lip. It's Very Marilyn Monroe And Shows A Pure Feminine Beauty.

Feminine Beauty

I Went Through My First Big Breakup, With A Boyfriend Who I Had Been With For More Than Two Years. He Had Been One Of My Dancers, And It Was My First Love And His.

I Try To Stay Focused On My Creativity.

Nothing Is Ever A Setback. If Anything, It Just Motivates You For What's Next.

I Wouldn't Feel Right Wearing Clothes Covering My Body.

The Artists I Look Up To Are The Ones Who Push Their Own Limits.

If I Was Having A Bad Day, Or If Something Was Really Getting Me Down -- Boy Troubles, Whatever -- I Wanted To Go Out And Get A New Piercing. It Was Definitely A Release For Me. Something That Made Me Feel A Little More Strong Or Empowered. Because It Was Something That Had To Do With Me And No One Else.

Etta James Is My All-time Favorite Singer. I've Said It In Every Interview, In Every Story, In Every On- And Off-camera Question. That Music Was Always Such A Huge Escape For Me, Even From A Young Age.

My Parent's Divorce And Hard Times At School, All Those Things Combined To Mold Me, To Make Me Grow Up Quicker. And It Gave Me The Drive To Pursue My Dreams That I Wouldn't Necessarily Have Had Otherwise.

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