A Grammy-nominated songwriter who has just put out a new book, called, “Dreams, Love, and Music Lifestyle Revised: The Soundtrack of My Life,” which follows the book she had put out in 2015. Along with the book, she is also releasing an album of songs that correlate to the chapter titles. At the beginning of her career she signed with Mecca Don/Elektra Entertainment Group and eventually performed on Soul Train and Show Time at the Apollo. She has worked and collaborated with Sean Diddy Combs, among other notable names, including having collaborated on a Mary J. Blige song. In addition to performing, she also does vocal coaching.
"I just found out about myself, what my purpose is and my power and that gave me this extra energy."
"I realized how many artists are struggling with how to balance... trying to really live your purpose and be the amazing person you were born to be... Artists, we want to be great... to our partners, and then we also want to be great people to ourselves and serve ourselves and serve our purposes."
"I had to learn over time that it's okay to have feelings. So, I try to be that person to help others because I know how I was made to feel."
"When you're writing a song, you're fitting how you feel into three minutes."
"Music is universal, so even outside of the music industry you're looking at how powerful music is. Music is used in commercials. Music is used to teach. Music is used for everything."
"Once we know what gives us drive, we will also know what can cause us to crash."
"I am going to actually just take my time and do what makes sense when it comes down to collaborating with others because I want it to be real. I want it to be well thought out. And I want it to be authentic. And I want the collaborations to be authentic. I don't want anyone to feel rushed."
"You can have a nice car but if you have no gas it'll be stuck. The same thing with your voice. You could have the most beautiful voice but if you don't breathe properly and you run out of breath, you're going to sound like you can't sing. People are not going to understand what's happening. So, you've gotta fill up your lungs with air before you sing the same way you would fill up a car with gas before you drive."
"Now, artists would have to actually do their thing and once the industry sees that they're doing their thing then they'll meet them halfway... You have to be more self-sufficient."
"To come from where I come from where big dreams just don't happen every day... So, to be discovered... and I'm flown to California to be on Soul Train... it was literally... a dream come true."
"I got a record deal a year after I graduated from high school."
"Driven"
"Herstory"
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