Mya
There's absolutely no soda in my diet. Lots of fruits and vegetables, and I stay away from fried foods.Collection: Diet
The fact that music is my first love and that after almost two decades, the love has grown every year... I'm truly thankful for that and want to always show my appreciation to those who keep me motivated and inspired.Collection: Thankful
Positive energy and attitude is sexy to me.Collection: Positive
You have to take a leap of faith before exposing yourself completely in terms of feelings and desires - especially if you're a woman.Collection: Faith
No matter the genre, music is a universal language and vibration that people can feel all over.Collection: Music
Tomorrow's not promised. You may love someone; you may have a grudge because of something that they did to you, and it was unfair, but life's not fair. Life is very short, so clean up your grudges. Let's not hold them.
'Damage' is about taking risks, stepping into new territory regardless of the outcome.
Life is too short to talk about the small, unimportant things when you catch the bigger picture.
Life is too short to hold on to the past and grudges.
High expectations are really intimidating.
Get your mind right, get your spirit right, and get your body right. And keep it there. That requires working out; that requires fasting, eating well, prayer, and getting to know who you are. And not bending.
It's a dangerous world out there when it comes to relationships. And I believe we attract what we are. So I want to work on being my best self so I can attract the same.
I function properly, feel better, do better, look better, and treat others better when there's less clutter.
I do quite well for myself, but I live a simple life.
There's a balance of feminine and masculine energy. Unfortunately, it's an imbalanced world because of the people that are in charge, and that's egotistical men.
I gravitate toward people with a big, sane, sound mind and big heart with a soft spot for elders, children, and animals.
My problems are so miniscule compared to what's going on in the world. In that sense, I feel liberated.
When you have a live performance, you're going to be pitchy here and there, unless you have perfect pitch.
I'm very bold and say what I feel. That doesn't mean I ruffle feathers. It means I'm being honest.
It took time for me to step away and become an independent thinker so that wherever I am in the world, I understand who I am and that nothing's impossible.
People will always have an opinion. Even if you're over here saving the world, there is a group of people that will love you and a group of people that will always hate you no matter what you do.
Music makes me love life, and without it, I don't know if I'd be happy.
I definitely learned that when I want something done, I'm very tunnel-visioned out. I don't come out of the house. I beat myself up. I don't eat. I don't sleep until it's done, especially if I have a deadline in mind.
I'm very patient with life.
Doing the classics is always nice because it's a part of the archive, and that's what people love to hear, and I don't mind that.
If I step out in public, I wear sweatpants and a cap.
If you have any kind of sex appeal, people are quick to accuse, abuse, lie, assume, and make up rumors. And that's not just in entertainment - that's in life. Period.
I was very protected by my family. But at the same time, I was free to explore womanhood. I was taught that it's okay to be sexy and smart and beautiful.
Hope is everything. Once you've lost that, you don't really have much.
I love rice and pasta.
My family thinks I'm crazy and weird.
I've really fired a lot of managers that had that mindset or publicists that had that mindset of, 'Oh, you need to go on a date with this person because it's going to help album sales.' No thank you. That's not my flow.
Exploring many different avenues, especially setting new challenges, has always fueled my passion for learning something new.
My family is filled with amazingly talented painters, musicians, vocalists.
I don't pay attention to definitions or titles or try to fit within them.
Understand that you are going to have to address several things navigating through the world as it pertains to men who have been conditioned to think that they are superior, which I don't believe, in the natural world, that is the case.
I grew up with brothers in real life.
I grew up dancing. When I was three years old, my mom would always watch Latin ballroom dancing competitions on PBS.
I think actors, athletes, and anyone who's a public speaker is very amazing or fascinating to me.
I'm very reserved when I get off stage.
I'm O.K. having a comfortable life. I don't have to live in a mansion and drive Aston Martins or Ferraris.
Being sexy, to me, is possessing the full package: the brains, the drive, inner confidence, spiritual foundation, a positive attitude, proceeding through obstacles, making a positive contribution to the world, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Artists who are passionate about their music and in love with their art go independent because they want to continue making music and serving it to the world.
I've always been the girl with a go-getter attitude.
Being a woman is power. Just because we live in a male-dominated world doesn't mean that you're incapable or less than a man.
This thing we call love has always been tricky, and as beautiful as it can be, we can potentially lose ourselves in it.
When I go to the spa, I'm a girly girl. I'm pampering myself. But on a regular basis, I'm a very tough tomboy - I have to remind myself that I'm still a woman!
I would definitely tell my younger self not to be in a rush, on anyone else's timeline, and make sure that, along the way, that you take care of you first so that you can reach your destination.
I had to leave the music industry behind for a minute to figure out what made me feel home again.
Trying to please so many people can definitely cause a lot of stress.