Flower was a good metaphor for growth. The song is obviously about sexual responsibility, so that was the main metaphor. Also, it's like knowing who someone has been and remembering and appreciating that, but really appreciating what they are now…

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Right now I'm single. Single, and loving it.

Right now I'm single. Single, and loving it.

When you're a girl, passion can dominate the equation, but as you grow up relationships...

When you're a girl, passion can dominate the equation, but as you grow up relationships...

The time was ripe for Flower. The vibe was right.

The time was ripe for Flower. The vibe was right.

If I've learned anything in this business, it's that you have to be fearless.

If I've learned anything in this business, it's that you have to be fearless.

The music business is very hard on women over 22. You really have to prove...

The music business is very hard on women over 22. You really have to prove...

I wanted to do Playboy to get across the same ideas I'm singing and writing...

I wanted to do Playboy to get across the same ideas I'm singing and writing...

Maybe with your emotions and your feelings, someone else can say it in a different...

Maybe with your emotions and your feelings, someone else can say it in a different...

I always make this joke that I know you were expecting to see the big...

I always make this joke that I know you were expecting to see the big...

Passion has always been important to me. That won't change. What changes in a woman's...

Passion has always been important to me. That won't change. What changes in a woman's...

In some cases I feel like they haven't appreciated enough that growing up doesn't mean...

In some cases I feel like they haven't appreciated enough that growing up doesn't mean...

I'll put candles all over the room, then light then, and get to it. I...

I'll put candles all over the room, then light then, and get to it. I...

Eventually you can get into the nuts and bolts of reality: nurturing, caring, and getting...

Eventually you can get into the nuts and bolts of reality: nurturing, caring, and getting...

There's one more thing I want to say. It's a touchy subject. Black beauty. Black...

There's one more thing I want to say. It's a touchy subject. Black beauty. Black...

I used all that doubt as fuel for my own music, fuel for my drive...

I used all that doubt as fuel for my own music, fuel for my drive...