I work very hard, but when God opens that door for you - when life opens that door for you, I should say - I think it's important to be giving, to return the love back.

My fashion is about the urban woman in the year 3000. I think about obscure, weird things and try to create a world around them.

I think it's OK to be confident in yourself.

Akon is a very talented songwriter to work with. His melodies, they're just insane. It's funny, I think about him a lot when I'm doing my melodies because he's so simple, and he's just been great. He keeps me on my feet, very grounded, but he also puts me on a silver platter, which is always very nice. So it's been an incredible influence. It's like every time you work with somebody that's better that you are, you become greater.

Its OK to be weird. And maybe your weird is my normal. Whos to say? I think its an attitude.

I think that promoting insecurity in the form of plastic surgery is infinitely more harmful than an artistic expression related to body modification.

Music and visual performance have to influence each other. Designers and musicians have to be the nexus of all things pop culture, so I think about designers when I'm making music.

I don't think I could live without hair, makeup and styling

I am not perfect. I just think that imperfections are beautiful.