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" I learned that sometimes our struggles are a little bit bigger than us and talking about them and coming through and having the courage to get out of them. I learned how many I touched and inspired through the journey of 'Idol' because I was just singing on the show. I wasn't really being an advocate for anything. "

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" 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. "

La'Porsha Renae

I Am

People

Music

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

" When I saw how people would react and be touched by my voice, this was the moment I thought maybe there's something more to this than just singing around the house. "

" Anyone is welcome to hang out with me and have fun or sit down with me and talk. I don't discriminate against anyone. And I don't condone hating someone or treating them badly because they live differently than I do. "

La'Porsha Renae

Fun

Welcome

" 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. "

" Although all of us may not agree with that particular lifestyle for religious reasons, whatever the reason is, you still treat each other with respect. "

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

" I would describe my sound as classic Motown. "

" 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. "

" I do what I do to inspire people. They can't be inspired by an ego, a big-headed person. It doesn't work. It doesn't match. And I really want to be that role model for people, for children. I want to be real. To my fans, I want them to view me as a real person. Don't put me on a pedestal. I'm human. I make mistakes, I cry, I hurt - just like you. "

" My ex-husband didn't like my singing. He didn't like my hair. He hated my eyes. Everything. Everything he complimented me on when we first met, he just hated. "

La'Porsha Renae

Singing

Eyes

" I'm proud of my curves, my daughter, as well as the harsh past that helped shape me into the strong woman I am today. "

La'Porsha Renae

Past

Daughter

" 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

" I stay true to myself, my daughter. I just remember where I came from - I remember what I'm coming from - and then I remember why I do what I do. "

" First time I sang, I was singing Alicia Keys in the bathroom of my mom's beauty shop. I was six. "

" 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. "

" 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

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

La'Porsha Renae

You

Sometimes

" I decided to be heterosexual because I felt like that's the life God intended me to live. "

La'Porsha Renae

Live

" I found a belief system that worked for me, and I said, you know what, 'I actually do want to give being with men another chance.' "

" 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. "

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

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

" A lot of people I guess, well, some people change when they get in spotlights and everything, but you can take the girl out of Mississippi, but you can't take Mississippi out the girl! "

" Some people believe they chose homosexuality, and some believe they didn't. Who's to say one is wrong? It's not fair to generalize anyone's sexuality or walk of life. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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