“I'm at peace.”
Peace“I was brought up in a household of chaos and I never felt stable at home.”
Home“I'm at peace.”
Peace“So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?”
Movies“When success comes, people can try to trick you or take advantage of you.”
Success“I remember watching the Grammys and looking at the performances and crying to my mom, saying how much I wanted to be there.”
Mom“I turned to music originally because of my past and needing a release or an outlet to get out anger or frustration or hurt.”
Anger“Right now I'm pretty single... My career is my boyfriend.”
Dating“My future daughter is not going to go through what I did.”
Future“It's been a joy to be a part of other people's journey, to be able to inspire and be a part of new singers coming up in this business.”
Business“It can be hard in this business, especially when you're very young, to figure out who you can and can't trust.”
Business“To be given the opportunity to help shape new artists' careers and mentor them to see their dreams come to fruition is a task I welcome with open arms.”
Dreams“For me the visual is just as important as the music.”
Music“It's important to take time for your spouse and nurture the relationship.”
Relationship“My parent's divorce and hard times at school, all those things combined to mold me, to make me grow up quicker. And it gave me the drive to pursue my dreams that I wouldn't necessarily have had otherwise.”
Dreams“I don't think there is such a thing as being too raunchy when it comes to the art form of burlesque.”
Art“I'm not really religious but very spiritual. I give money to this company that manufactures hearing aids on a regular basis. More people should really hear me sing. I have a gift from God.”
God“Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.”
Beauty“I love theatrics and have a huge imagination: Why would I want to sit onstage and sing a bunch of ballads back-to-back?”
Imagination“Thankfully, I have my mom and a small group of close friends who are there for me 24/7 and whom I can trust and depend on.”
Mom“I'm experimental by nature... always exploring my creativity.”
Nature“Pop is actually my least favorite kind of music, because it lacks real depth.”
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