Mya

“When you have a live performance, you're going to be pitchy here and there, unless you have perfect pitch.”

“We had a bond creatively that came out of 'Lady Marmalade.' It was our link. And people don't know this, but P!nk and I actually met when we were both 16 years old in Philadelphia. I was recording my first album, and we were working with the same producers, so I originally knew her as Alecia.”

“My family is filled with amazingly talented painters, musicians, vocalists.”

“I can't always get to the gym, but I make a gym wherever I am: on the floor or on a yoga mat with bodyweight-bearing exercises like sit-ups and crunches, push-ups, lunges, squats.”

“I'm the oldest in my family, and I grew up with brothers, so we would be on the front lawn every day playing football, whether it's tackle or tag.”

“'Damage' is about taking risks, stepping into new territory regardless of the outcome.”

“I had to leave the music industry behind for a minute to figure out what made me feel home again.”

“Doing the classics is always nice because it's a part of the archive, and that's what people love to hear, and I don't mind that.”

“I've had two boyfriends in the industry. Like, relationships. But I never say names because I respect my relationships and what we've gone through.”

“Exploring many different avenues, especially setting new challenges, has always fueled my passion for learning something new.”

“This thing we call love has always been tricky, and as beautiful as it can be, we can potentially lose ourselves in it.”

“Artists who are passionate about their music and in love with their art go independent because they want to continue making music and serving it to the world.”

“I've gone through relationships, gone through the normal things that a normal person would go through.”

“You have to take a leap of faith before exposing yourself completely in terms of feelings and desires - especially if you're a woman.”

“People will always have an opinion. Even if you're over here saving the world, there is a group of people that will love you and a group of people that will always hate you no matter what you do.”

“I'm very reserved when I get off stage.”

“I was raised on pork... steak, chicken, everything... And everyone in my family pretty much of the older generation has diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, cancer.”

“I grew up dancing. When I was three years old, my mom would always watch Latin ballroom dancing competitions on PBS.”

“When it comes to the '90s, there's nothing I want to repeat.”

“I was very protected by my family. But at the same time, I was free to explore womanhood. I was taught that it's okay to be sexy and smart and beautiful.”