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" I've done well, I've been disappointed, and I think it all goes back to you. Of course the labels are going to be the labels. It's the music business. You are a business. That's what they do. So you've got to protect yourself. "

Mary J. Blige

Think

You

Yourself

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" When I was a kid, I needed to sing because it makes me feel good about myself. It makes me feel good, period. "

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Feel Good

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" I like hanging out with me, and I've accepted everything about me good, bad whatever it is. That's why I'm able to, that's why no one can tell me anything negative about myself. "

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Negative

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" It hurts when you have to smile and you don't want to smile, but the best thing to do is to smile. "

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" I still get nervous about singing. I drink tea with honey and lemon before every concert. And I need to have scented candles in all of my hotel rooms. "