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" A lot of fans have been requesting that in-your-face song, a sense of feeling empowered. And 'Good Woman' is that: a relatable song celebrating the good woman. I'm also really proud of the third verse, which I wrote. "

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" I really do think that getting the golden ticket for 'American Idol,' it's just the start of something really great. "

La'Porsha Renae

Golden

American

Great

" I would describe my sound as classic Motown. "

" We don't have to have the same truths or personal belief systems to love one another and get along. "

" When people use their hurt and make a triumph in their song, that helps other people. "

" A lot of my fans wanted a kind of 'in your face' song. They wanted a song that exemplifies me overcoming the situation I was in and just that triumphant kind of song. So, I felt like I wanted to go ahead and get that out of both of our systems with 'Good Woman'. "

" Labels, boxes, and politically correct terminology all seem small and irrelevant when being compared to the violent and brutal attacks on the lives of people who are different than what society says we should be. "

" I want to bring that old soul back, the meaningful lyrics and all of that. And I can't think of a better way to do that than through Motown. "

" Everybody is a human being. We should be able to coexist with one another. "

" People say a lot of hurtful things, but in a way, the abuse that I endured from my husband prepared me for that. The things I had been told and drilled into my head from him were worse than what anybody could say to me. "

La'Porsha Renae

Say

People

" I have a lot of written material, and all of it's different. Some records that I have are country, some pop, some alternative rock. I just write what I feel, so I can't specifically say. I just want to be an artist of truth and an artist that stays true to herself. "

" I embraced everything that I thought would hold me back from pursuing my dreams and used my insecurities to give me the courage to inspire and advocate for others who possessed many of the same insecurities I had. "

La'Porsha Renae

Thought

Dreams

" I am one of the people who don't really agree with that lifestyle. I wasn't brought up that way; it wasn't how I was raised, but I do have a lot of friends and a lot of people that I love dearly who are gay and homosexual, and they're such sweet, nice people. "

" There was a girl who messaged me and said she was on the verge of taking her life, then 'Battles' came on just in the nick of time. "

La'Porsha Renae

She

Girl

" My fans are so loving and encouraging. They're with me on good days and bad days. "

La'Porsha Renae

Loving

Bad Days

" Growing up, Tina Turner was definitely one of my influences, and, um, I take things from different artists, and I put them in my music, and I put them in my persona and my - they help me form into the artist that I am, so - for people to actually hear that come through the music is exciting. "

" What made 'American Idol' different from 'The Voice' and all these other singing competitions... 'American Idol' just gave regular old normal people like me and like Trent a chance. "

" When I first start writing a song, I usually write the title first, then the song, and I'll sing the song in my head and think of a visual of the song. If I can't think of a visual behind the song, I'll throw the song away. "

" I love 'Battles,' and I love what it's doing for people. "

" I've also gotten messages from men and women who are not the most attractive, in their minds, or are self-conscious about their weight. They're thanking me for doing songs like 'Proud Mary' and shaking a tailfeather, because they say I seem real comfortable in my skin and it made them want to be comfortable in theirs. "

" The kind of artist I would like to be is definitely versatile. I don't like being boxed in or put into a genre, so to speak. "

La'Porsha Renae

Versatile

Artist

" Now I'm going to show a side of me I haven't shown before. I'm going to be fierce. "

La'Porsha Renae

Going

Fierce

" Today, not to take away from any of the present artists, but music has gotten a little shallow, in my opinion. Everybody's talking about the same thing: sex, money, clothes, cheating... I want to open up not necessarily better conversations, but, in my opinion, more important ones, and touch on things that are actually going on. "

" I would like for people to hear my music and hear/realize that people and experiences are deeper than what's at face value. Hopefully, with the span of my career, I can try to convey that in more ways than one. "

" I come from really humble people. We never had a lot. "

" Sometimes when you do interviews, it gets twisted up. "

La'Porsha Renae

You

Sometimes

" Kelly Clarkson definitely reminds me of Motown. She's pop, but she's also very, very soulful. "

" A lot of the former Idols were voting for me, and that makes me feel really good. "

" I had a high school sweetheart that was my first. We were together all through high school. I had just broken up with him because I didn't think I was good enough. He wanted to be an anesthesiologist. I wanted to be an entertainer. His life was more planned out, and mine wasn't. "

" To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor. "

" I can't wait to meet Jennifer Hudson, Tamyra Gray, George Huff, Ruben Studdard, and I love me some Clay Aiken. "