It's always nerve-wracking when you're hosting 'Saturday Night Live.' You either sink or swim.

When I first met my husband, I needed that helping hand to take the reins and look after me.

After I had my son, Max, I knew I wanted to get involved in causes that help children.

Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.

For me the visual is just as important as the music.

I do reinvent old hits of mine and sort of give them a new life.

I don't even watch my own show: I tape it, I'm out.

I felt caged by my childhood.

I have a lot of aggression in me that needs to come out in a not-very-precise or articulate way.

I have a lot of things to say and a lot of things to let out of me.

I like to be as free as possible at all times.

I really love traveling to Japan.

I'm not a 9-to-5 woman who has the same kind of lifestyle for years on end. I couldn't do it.

I'm not a judgmental person, so I can't comment on someone else's background.

I've always been really good with my heels. Even pregnant, I could perform in heels.

My fans do deserve to see me back out on the road.

My first love was singing and I had no time for boys.

Thankfully, I have my mom and a small group of close friends who are there for me 24/7 and whom I can trust and depend on.

The artists I look up to are the ones who push their own limits.

The blind audition process can be nerve-wracking.