It's difficult to be a mother and maintain a career as a performer - but then it's difficult in any industry.
I'm with people all the time so I often go away on my own.
I get pretty much all the exercise I need walking down airport concourses carrying bags.
I'm not a big fan of Women's Liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they're due.
Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.
The drummer is stereotypically the dumb guy. Maybe that's why I always respect drummers who do more than drum.
In general, people are comfortable sharing their music. There are two exceptions, though - Lady Gaga and Britney Spears.
Maybe it's a generational thing, but I never wanted to be the best black dancer in the world. I just wanted to be the best.
The Britney Spears movie was just fun and light, but let's talk about that in a few months.
It's refreshing to hear something that's pop but doesn't sound like Britney Spears.
I'm passionate about old people because I am one myself.
I think on a bucket list for a performer is definitely doing a stage show, whether it's in Vegas or on Broadway or whatever.
Most of what I listen to now is mainstream jazz from 1935 right up to and including early bebop and cool jazz.
I met Bill Clinton; he's a very nice guy. Yeah, Bill Clinton's cool.
I'm a massive fan of Drake, and we walked right past him. He's too cool to be clapping One Direction though.
The good news is that real-world hands-on conservation is alive and well and catching on across the America I travel.
It's horrible how money and fame can make you acceptable while, if you're not famous or rich, you're not acceptable.
Touring can be tough; the crew and I travel everywhere by a big pink bus, and live in petrol stations.
Young people should travel, and they don't. You can't know if you don't go.
I've worked with a band, and it's nice to have someone to travel around with, but I didn't like it as well on stage.
I'm not an artist that strays away from my fans. Nah, everybody is open to come and talk to me respectfully and I'm going to give them the same respect.
