Tionne Watkins

“'Creep,' unfortunately, was one of my true stories.”

“I'm open. All of my situations have made me who I am.”

“I get nervous as hell when it's time for the songs to come out.”

“Great music, timeless music is hard to come by, but there are some that are like that.”

“To have a body of work is a blessing - when you have songs that have been around generation after generation that they call timeless music, you can work that for a long time.”

“I don't care how much money you have in the world. It's not about that. It's all about time.”

“A role model can teach you to love and respect yourself.”

“Music is my heart.”

“No matter what, everyone will go through a disagreement - that's what makes us all different.”

“At the end of the day we feel the same; we all hurt.”

“I never thought black people would say I wasn't black enough. It didn't turn me into a bully - it just put me on the defensive. I had to watch my back. It made me stronger because I learned how to deal with ignorance.”

“If it has something of substance and a platform that makes sense, I can share my story. You can get a little more into my life, and I can mesh my singing with things I love to do and writing for others and telling my story in hopes of helping someone. I'm all for it.”

“I would like to confirm that Perri Reid was the only person who ever suggested that Chilli leave TLC.”

“Bell Biv Devoe, back in the day, we used to look up to them. They had incredible style back then, so we wanted to be like them.”

“I had an attitude problem when I was a kid. I'm not gonna lie.”

“There's vultures out here. You need to listen and learn.”

“I'm in charge of raising a young woman one day, to be a mother and hopefully a wife.”

“TLC never broke up. We are sisters for life.”

“'Waterfalls' spoke to so many people at a time where people needed to feel like somebody was on their side.”

“I have to thank God for bringing me through and allowing me to continue to do charitable work for other sick children suffering with sickle cell.”