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" I do have a vulnerable side. I think a lot of people have a misperception of me. They only see the tough, defensive, aggressive side. But every woman is vulnerable. "

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" Music helps me tell my story. That's where I can really be heard. But there's so much focus on the things that aren't music. "

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" I'm turned on by guys who are cultured. That'll keep me intrigued. They don't have to have a single degree, but they should speak other languages or know things about other parts of the world or history or certain artists or musicians. I like to be taught. I like to sit on that side of the table. "

" I want to give people a taste of the Caribbean, and show them the fun side of me. "

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" I never eat salad. I make sure I don't put a lot of junk into my system, but I hate vegetables! "

" I hate going to the gym and doing it the old-fashioned way. I hate anything that's too straightforward, too routine, too familiar. I get bored really, really quickly. "

" It is one thing to record an album but it's a huge difference when people play it and listen to it and embrace it the way that I do. It has always been my dream to get my music out to the world and have people hear it. "

" When I see myself as an old woman, I just think about being happy. And hopefully, I'll still be fly. "

" When I am putting looks together, I dare myself to make something work. I always look for the most interesting silhouette or something that's a little off, but I have to figure it out. I have to make it me. I think that's the thrill in fashion. "

" I don't like cream puff, corny guys. Usually, they are the nice guys, the ones that won't hurt you. They'll pull out the chair for you and the whole nine yards. Everything is perfect and boring. "

" I don't have time to be lonely. And I get fearful of relationships because I feel guilty about wanting someone to be completely faithful and loyal, when I can't even give them 10 percent of the attention that they need. It's just the reality of my time, my life, my schedule. "

" It's easy to make an album full of great songs. But I want people to go for the ride. The songs have to make sense together. "

" I could never give relationship advice to anybody! "

" Even now I will go to, like, an industry event, and all the ladies will be over here and all the guys over here, and I will go to the guys' table and sit because I just feel I can have a much better conversation over there. And that's automatic; it's not prejudice. "

" Music is in my DNA! "

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" My mother would kill me if I posed nude! My mother raised me with certain standards. "

" Single life is so overrated. "

" My jewelry's all fake - from Claire's. Or I get it from my mom's boutique in Barbados. "

" I like to be creative. "

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" All my favorite artists and fashion icons and models are from the Nineties. Everybody was just so fearless. "

" There's a long way to fall when you pretend that you're so far away from the earth, far away from reality, floating in a bubble that's protected by fame or success. It's scary, and it's the thing I fear the most: to be swallowed up by that bubble. It can be poison to you, fame. "

" I'm crazy and I don't pretend to be anything else. "

" I think love is one of the purest things you can sing about. One of the best things you can sing about. "

" Guys need attention. They need that nourishment, that little stroke of the ego that gets them by every now and then. "

" I love reading people. I really enjoy watching, observing, and being able to figure out a person, the reason they wore that dress, the reason they smell the way they do. "

" Streaming is a really big market for me. We've been doing great in the streaming market, so it's not something I want to alienate at all. Streaming counts now. They're treating artists the way we deserve to be treated. "

" Women feel empowered when they can do the things that are supposed to be only for men, you know? It breaks boundaries, it's liberating, and it's empowering when you feel like, 'Well, I can do that, too.' "

" I don't do things for the response or for the controversy. I just live my life. "

" I always wanted to do what my brothers were doing. I always wanted to play the games they played and play rough and wear pants and go outside. "

" I drink a lot of coconut water. It balances out all the other toxic stuff I put into my body. "