It's not until I hear songs that I've done, that I realize how much of an inspiration music from the '60s and '70s has been.

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But when I first fell in love with the piano, I knew it was me....

But when I first fell in love with the piano, I knew it was me....

I'm a very caring person.

I'm a very caring person.

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...

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...

I love my own music.

I love my own music.

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...

A lot of times I watch TV and I watch film and there's so many...

A lot of times I watch TV and I watch film and there's so many...

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 believe Aids is the most important issue we face, because how we treat the...

I believe Aids is the most important issue we face, because how we treat the...

I lived with my mom in a really small apartment. My bedroom was like in...

I lived with my mom in a really small apartment. My bedroom was like in...

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.

Soul music is timeless.

Soul music is timeless.

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...

Once people see this 'Unplugged,' I just want them to feel the spontaneity, to feel...

Once people see this 'Unplugged,' I just want them to feel the spontaneity, to feel...

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...

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...

I'm very happy with my body.

I'm very happy with my body.

I would hate to make music and people love me for something that isn't me.

I would hate to make music and people love me for something that isn't me.

My mom is definitely my rock.

My mom is definitely my rock.

And I love kick boxing. It's a lot of fun. It gives you a lot...

And I love kick boxing. It's a lot of fun. It gives you a lot...