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" 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. "

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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 would describe my sound as classic Motown. "

" 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. "

" 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 my fans wanted a kind of 'in your face' song. They wanted a song that exemplifies me overcoming the situation I was in and just that triumphant kind of song. So, I felt like I wanted to go ahead and get that out of both of our systems with 'Good Woman'. "

" 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. "

" When I first start writing a song, I usually write the title first, then the song, and I'll sing the song in my head and think of a visual of the song. If I can't think of a visual behind the song, I'll throw the song away. "

" I'm an old spirit, and my voice tends to be kind of heavy and loud. I've been referenced as 'a young Aretha.' "

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

" 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

" 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

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

" 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. "

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

La'Porsha Renae

Loving

Bad Days

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" My parents got to see all my hard work pay off. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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

" 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. "

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

" What made 'American Idol' different from 'The Voice' and all these other singing competitions... 'American Idol' just gave regular old normal people like me and like Trent a chance. "

" 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. "