Angie Stone

I owe it to my fans to be who I am. There's nothing fake about me.

It is definitely somewhat a crutch of feeling that you have to please others in order to be accepted.

A lot of people don't know what I do. In the industry they take credit for work because to some degree it makes them feel worthy or greater. I am not a ghostwriter 'cause it is on the CD covers who wrote and did what but people don't care about anything they can't see. The work gets unnoticed and the credibility goes untouched.

My favorite thing about L.A. is the sunny breezes that mimic the mindset of the energy in the people.

When I was younger I was taught that a winner never quits, and a quitter never wins.

Many artists give up after a while.

I think people's perception of a rich girl is literal, but metaphorically I embrace it as being rich in love, spirit, joy and religion. So it's not about money.

It feels great to be a role model and I'm very careful with the things I do. I'm not perfect, I do make a lot of mistakes, but I try my best.

I'm expected to do what's right; I want to leave a legacy of positivity behind.

I forget to take care of Angie being so busy taking care of everyone else.

Coming through the fire and through the storm of life with a strong man, my fiance Ashanti, whom I've been dating for eight months and two wonderful children beside me, I'm just so happy that I have been able to maintain my integrity and get to where I am today with the right energy around me.

I don't want any man I can run over. What I love about a man in control is it allows them to be the kings that I always expect them to be.

If you're beautiful within, a person can fall in love with your spirit.

Because I'm just a giving person spiritually, I feel that if your intentions are to use or abuse or take advantage of, then you might get what you get in the meantime, but there's still a price to pay.

Allowing myself to love God completely has obviously shed light on my self-love because he loves me more than I could ever love myself.

I haven't always been the person I am today. I came into loving myself more than anything or anyone else.

Music always hits me when I'm driving so I keep a recorder in my bag.

My daughter recently reminded me not to get so busy making a living, I forget to make a life and I'm going to take that advice.

I'm the type of woman you might say is too good. I'll massage a man's feet, have dinner cooked when he gets home. But once they leave, the door is closed, and the locks are changed.

I would never disrespect any man, woman, chick or child out there. We're all the same. What goes around comes around, and karma kicks us all in the butt in the end of the day.

I have a massage when I want to relax. I love being pampered. I love island massages when you're outside in the fresh air.

I swear by that old expression, 'One monkey don't stop no show!' The reality is, we still have some good men out there, and we should hail those men as the kings they are.

'Do What You Gotta Do' is a positive, inspirational song that says no matter what it is; whether you're up against challenges or trying to get your dreams and aspirations met, you should do what whatever you have to do shy of killing yourself or someone else.

As an artist, program directors always want to put you in a little box.

Depending on which day, and how I am feeling on that day, I have a different favorite song on the album. One day it might be 'Karma', and other days it is 'Stay For A While'