A singer/songwriter who plays piano and last week had a new EP come out (released through Trend Def/Sony Music). She also has a novel coming out, late this month or early next month, entitled “The Ivory Staff.” Her music has been featured on “Oprah” and CBS Radio. Earlier this year she had three songs placed on national television, including on “Bad Girls Club” and “Total Divas.” She has recorded and performed in L.A. and New York and once even opened for Patti LaBelle. She has also performed at SXSW.
“It’s also to see the feel of (a record label’s) website and of their – if they have a – blog, kind of see how they write, see how they sound, see how they think because then you can write to them like they think.”
“I would discourage anyone from doing (a crowdfunding campaign) unless they (survey people in advance) first.”
“(During a crowdfunding campaign) you don’t want to come across beg-gy because people don’t like it when you’re begging but at the same time you don’t want to come across too confident because people go, ‘Oh, well, she doesn’t really need my money.’”
“One good thing that I think people should do is make Christmas records.”
“Sometimes it gets to a point where once the machine is really big you don’t have the say that you wanna have.”
“I currently do not have an official manager. I currently do not have an official, like, publicist or anything like that. Just because I feel like sometimes you just kinda have to live it and you kinda have to make your own decisions and know everything you’re doing before you go back into having a whole machine.”
“I’ve had the opportunity to hang out with tons of tons of – well, shall remain nameless – celebrities ever since I started. And the funny thing about it is, they’re all still struggling. They’re all still struggling, just like you are, just like I am, they’re all like, ‘How do I stay relevant? How do I this, how do I that…’ Half of ‘em are still living paycheck to paycheck…”
“To write the book, probably all together, it probably took me about three years.”
“Those who have known me growing up know how much I’ve struggled with, ya’ know, my confidence and just feeling sexy and feeling, ya’ know, strong, and it wasn’t until I told myself, ya’ know what, one day I just decided to feel strong and to feel sexy and then all of a sudden I just was.”
"Champion"
"Boss"