A lot of people said I was a rebel. I wasn't.

I learned how to sing in front of a lot of people and to hone my skills alongside some of the greatest performers of all time.

I was thinking about it: so many of my stories are about my family life, not about being related to a lot of famous people. That's my grandma, that's my mama, my daddy, my aunt, my uncle, my stepdaddy. I'd probably tell them even if they weren't well known.

I grew up quick because my family was away a lot, and I took care of my sister. Then in my 20s, I went through my teens, with these 'wild abandon' things.

I hate parameters. They immediately alienate a bunch of people.

Even city people have ancestors who had their hands in the dirt.