Mya

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've always been the girl with a go-getter attitude.

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.

There's absolutely no soda in my diet. Lots of fruits and vegetables, and I stay away from fried foods.

I'm very reserved when I get off stage.

I think actors, athletes, and anyone who's a public speaker is very amazing or fascinating to me.

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

I grew up with brothers in real life.

Understand that you are going to have to address several things navigating through the world as it pertains to men who have been conditioned to think that they are superior, which I don't believe, in the natural world, that is the case.

I don't pay attention to definitions or titles or try to fit within them.

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

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

I gravitate toward people with a big, sane, sound mind and big heart with a soft spot for elders, children, and animals.

My family thinks I'm crazy and weird.

I love rice and pasta.

Music makes me love life, and without it, I don't know if I'd be happy.

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.

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.

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

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.