A lot of times I watch TV and I watch film and there's so many things I'd love to talk about that I feel don't get the opportunity to be shown. Sometimes things become very stereotypical and one-sided, and I…

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When I was younger, studying classical music, I really had to put in the time....

When I was younger, studying classical music, I really had to put in the time....

I'd rather not have anything than be a liar.

I'd rather not have anything than be a liar.

The last thing I want is to walk into my house after a long day...

The last thing I want is to walk into my house after a long day...

Stevie Wonder's records introduced me to '70s soul when I was 12 or 13.

Stevie Wonder's records introduced me to '70s soul when I was 12 or 13.

I love my own music.

I love my own music.

I see what happens when one gets very attached to material things. That's just not...

I see what happens when one gets very attached to material things. That's just not...

Not because I'm trying to be fabulous, but I love those big crazy Jackie O...

Not because I'm trying to be fabulous, but I love those big crazy Jackie O...

It's not until I hear songs that I've done, that I realize how much of...

It's not until I hear songs that I've done, that I realize how much of...

I feel like B sides are always better, no matter whose record it is.

I feel like B sides are always better, no matter whose record it is.

My mom is definitely my rock.

My mom is definitely my rock.

I love the written word so much, I know it's gonna flow naturally.

I love the written word so much, I know it's gonna flow naturally.

Simplicity makes me happy.

Simplicity makes me happy.

If I want to be alone, some place I can write, I can read, I...

If I want to be alone, some place I can write, I can read, I...

I'm not ashamed of what I am and that I have curves and that I'm...

I'm not ashamed of what I am and that I have curves and that I'm...

Sometimes I've gotten photographs back and people have literally shaven off pieces of me, and...

Sometimes I've gotten photographs back and people have literally shaven off pieces of me, and...

I'm a very caring person.

I'm a very caring person.

I really like to live my life in a low-key fashion.

I really like to live my life in a low-key fashion.

Adam Levine and I remade the Rolling Stones' classic Wild Horses, and it is right...

Adam Levine and I remade the Rolling Stones' classic Wild Horses, and it is right...

My mother is an actress, and she used to drag me from theater to theater...

My mother is an actress, and she used to drag me from theater to theater...

Soul music is timeless.

Soul music is timeless.