Everything That An Artist Does

My Favorite Process Is Writing, From Day One. The Songs I Have Written Throughout The Years Were A Real Great Opportunity For Me To Communicate, Because I Think Tha'ts My Prime Objective On This Planet.

I Voted, Always Vote. It's Very Important To Me. My Kids, I Take Them With Me Since They Were Little, So They Realize It's A Responsibility.

I Hold 'mi Tierra,' My First Spanish-language Album, Very Close To Me Because That Was All Done In My Native Tongue And Won Me My First Grammy.

I Think It's Important To Have A Happy Parent.

It's Very Tough For A Woman In The Music Business, And He Really Was Such A Motivator From The Beginning, When I Was Super-shy, And He Saw A Lot In Me On A Personal Level That He Knew Could Carry Through On The Stage.