Mya

“I realized that I really couldn't worry about what people think of me.”

“The fact that music is my first love and that after almost two decades, the love has grown every year... I'm truly thankful for that and want to always show my appreciation to those who keep me motivated and inspired.”

“The people that I associate with, the circle that I keep, is real simple, and sometimes we think or we're trained to believe that you always have to have more, more, more to make ourselves feel happy or beautiful, but it's the other way around for me. Simplicity is sexy.”

“I'm always performing at Gay Pride events.”

“Being a woman is power. Just because we live in a male-dominated world doesn't mean that you're incapable or less than a man.”

“I don't see females in the industry collaborating as much as guys d,o so I really would love to entertain more of that.”

“I think I'm very proud of the 'Lady Marmalade' collaboration that I did with Christina, Lil Kim, Pink, and Missy. That was the first time and probably one of the only times that I've worked with so many females at once, and we were able to accomplish so many great things.”

“If you have any kind of sex appeal, people are quick to accuse, abuse, lie, assume, and make up rumors. And that's not just in entertainment - that's in life. Period.”

“I'm very patient with life.”

“I've been able to become an entrepreneur and an independent artist.”

“I'm taking my time with the acting and learning as I go.”

“I think the 'R&B singer' title came from me entering the business at a time when R&B chick singers were the trend. I was fine with that, but I have a lot more to offer.”

“I'm very bold and say what I feel. That doesn't mean I ruffle feathers. It means I'm being honest.”

“If everyone breaks down their walls and stops putting themselves on holier-than-thou pedestals, we can all learn from each other.”

“I watch documentaries and travel the world and see all sorts of life.”

“It's a dangerous world out there when it comes to relationships. And I believe we attract what we are. So I want to work on being my best self so I can attract the same.”

“If I step out in public, I wear sweatpants and a cap.”

“I have great friends and always go back home to remember where and who the essence of Mya and where I actually come from and to never forget that.”

“I'm always connecting with what society would label the outcasts and the weirdos and the lost souls.”

“It was really nice working with Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Queen Latifah, Renee Zellweger.”