15 Quotes by Tyka Nelson

My brother, he just thought I was crazy.

I was the overweight kid who didn't have a boyfriend. I listened to other people say, 'You're ugly, you're fat, you're stupid,' and I believed it.

I love my brother. But I'm not a yo-yo. He can't just keep spinning me in and out of his life.

I posted some songs on MySpace, and right away people started asking, 'Where can I get a CD?'

I've always believed there is a better place somewhere. I feel like I'm E.T. and I'm just passing through.

I'm very quiet. In the beginning, my brother would play the piano, and I would sing, because that's what my mom and dad did. And then along the way, somebody teased me for even thinking that I could get up there. That stayed with me, and I became very shy.