"I would sing in the mirror, holding a brush to my mouth like it was a microphone. The neighbors would always be complaining about how loud I was singing."
"I want to give people a taste of the Caribbean, and show them the fun side of me."
"Success for me isn’t a destination it’s a journey. Everybody’s working to get to the top but where is the top? It’s all about working harder and getting better and moving up and up."
"In my mind, it's always about the next step. It's always what's happening next."
"I'm not looking to steal [Beyonce's] crown. I'm looking to get my own."
"Growing up, my mother was a make-up artist and I was fascinated watching her apply lip colour, blush and mascara. Now I get to be surrounded by all of my favourites from CoverGirl!"
"I don't really like it - I don't like it at all. People don't come to your shows to see you lip-synch. You know what I mean; personally it is not for me. Other artists do it and works for them because that's their thing, it is not my thing. I think I would lose a lot of fans if I were to start lip-synching. People like to hear you sing."
"I have never been tempted to it, my dad used to use drugs, but it's something I'm not excited about. Drugs don't excite me - there is so much more to life than doing drugs and alcohol."
"My favourite thing in a guy is his height - he has to be 6ft at least. He also has to know what he wants in life. I don't want any guy that I could wrap around my little finger."
"[My advice for kids is] just enjoy life cuz life is too short. Have fun, be careful and smart."
"People forget that the success is one great aspect of your life, but behind that there are problems, there are dark sides, there is loneliness and unhappiness. In this business people are shallow, they are dishonest. You can’t trust them."
"I did one talent show at my high school, and I won it singing Mariah Carey's Hero."
"If I hadn't met Evan and Carl I might have just been dreaming forever."
"When I purchase an album, I like an album where I don't have to skip any songs, That's the kind of album I tried to make. There's something on there for everyone, uptempos, midtempos, some ballads, some old-school reggae."
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