I used to be so embarrassed by salsa; I wasn't into it.

At 14 and 15, I used to listen to Tito Puente, Dave Valentine and everything that was happening with American jazz. I love it.

There's so much that I can give as a human being - and I know that.

I felt pressure to follow in Madonna's footsteps, and I didn't want to base my career on sex. So I began to change how I saw myself.

I loved singing rock-and-roll, jazz, anything on radio, anything commercial. I was able to do anything, but I didn't know what direction to go in.

There's so many other things I want to do. I don't want to do them to be different or just for a challenge, but because my heart and soul tell me to.