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" 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. "

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" 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

" I grew up in Christianity. They preach a lot that you should get married and be a wife and be a virtuous woman and all of that. So I was so eager to do that, and I didn't really take the time I needed to grow into my own. And I ended up running into a really bad situation. I didn't even really date my ex-husband. We just kind of jumped into it. "

" 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. "

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

" A lot of people behind the scenes were telling me that I was going to have to do something with my hair, my weight, all of that stuff. "

" My mom hates being on camera. My dad loves it - he eats it up! "

" I knew being a musician was my calling when I was 12 or 13. I started singing when I was six but didn't actually see myself being a singer when I was 12 or 13. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I don't want to come off as one of those artists that's not down to earth and real. "

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

La'Porsha Renae

Loving

Bad Days

" 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 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. "

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

" 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.' "

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

" 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. "

" 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

" 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

" 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! "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" This is how I feel about the LGBT community: they are people just like us. "

La'Porsha Renae

Community

Just

" 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