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" I am on an album with theater icon Billy Porter called the 'Soul of Richard Rodgers.' Our duet is called 'Carefully Taught.' "

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" At 16, I started really loving country music, and Collin Raye just had the most amazing ballads! "

" I don't really consider myself a teacher. I think - like, I have opinions like everyone else, and I just share my opinions. "

" I've always wanted my music to serve a certain purpose. "

" With 'Acoustic Soul,' I saw my music as sparse. But I didn't do that because I was making a commitment to be commercial. That's what made 'Acoustic Soul' so difficult to produce. It took 2 1/2 years because I couldn't figure out what I wanted and still be commercial. "

" I'm really judgmental, especially about things that I feel make my life harder. "

" When someone is themselves through their music, it's soul music. James Taylor is soul music to me 'cause it's just him talking about him. It doesn't have anything to do with black or growing up in the church; it's where it comes from. It's just soul music. "

" In my opinion, you just have to make the music. Make the music and work as hard as you can to get it out there. "

" It's important to have a place where you can recharge. Everybody's is different, but I do think it should entail quiet because it needs to be where you hear your spirit most clearly. For me, that's the prayer room in my apartment. And since my home is 700 square feet, I mean the coat closet near the front door. "

" I feel like I'm always gonna sing and write songs because it's me. "

" I write about my experiences, so a lot of times, I do write about people. "

" What I love about Christmas music is it stays around every year and comes back. "

" I always pray when I write songs that my spirit guides, or whoever is with me, inspiring me, would let me speak the truth. "

" I wouldn't be back in my 20s for anything. "

" I've never said anything that I didn't want to say on a record, ever. "

" It's cool to hear my songs on the radio. But for me, that's just a way to get more people to have the option of choosing my music. "

" I know that I pray a lot, and I take time for myself. "

" There are a lot of men who like women with a brain. "

" Everybody has a spiritual body. Everybody has a physical body, and so your spiritual body is the stuff that holds all of your emotions like your body holds your organs, your food, your muscles, your water. Your spiritual body holds your emotional state and your mental state. "

" You need to take care of you and fortify yourself and then move out to take care of others. "

" I want my music to be a contribution, and I want the people who love me on Earth and in Heaven to be proud of who I am, and I want to be proud of myself, and I don't want to look back and say, 'Oh God, why did I say that?' "

" I'm actually not a fan of the word 'woke.' I think the connotation of that means being socially aware, which is a beautiful thing to be. But it does not take into account being self-aware. "

" Could a person really make a social contribution through music consciously? I mean, beyond making a person happy to hear the song and more making a social contribution consciously through your music? For me, Stevie Wonder is the paragon of that. And I didn't want to be Stevie Wonder, but I did want to do what he does. "

" Saying things on paper that I would never, ever say, and saying things to myself, admitting things to myself, about myself and my personality, just putting it on paper, is how I deal with emotional pain. "

" There's a difference in being opinionated and judgmental; I'm still trying to figure out what that fine line is - I think we are all. "

" The thing that makes me feel most alive is knowing that there's something that I have to do that I'm afraid of. "

" I like being a role model - people have told me that I am a role model for empowered women, but I don't see myself that way. "

" Some people say, 'If she's so real, why does she call herself with a made-up name?' Well, India is my real name. Or they say, 'If she's so real, why does she wear makeup?' I didn't know there was anything wrong with makeup. "

" The thought crossed my mind about not wanting to alienate my fan base, but I don't know what would alienate them or bring them in, so I decided not to think about it. "

" I don't want the world to get any worse. I want to make it better. "

" Denying any person their humanity is a game we should all stop playing. "