Christina Aguilera

When you're part of a pop phenomenon, you have so many opinions shoved down your throat.

I love theatrics and have a huge imagination: Why would I want to sit onstage and sing a bunch of ballads back-to-back?

My fans do deserve to see me back out on the road.

The artists I look up to are the ones who push their own limits.

I'm embracing many different things, but it's all feel-good.

The most successful people I've worked with, like the Rolling Stones - people of a different, kind of legendary caliber - have such great, warm energy.

Certain people want to see me solely as a pop act, but there are many different sides to Christina Aguilera besides the pop girl.

My body can't put anyone in jeopardy of not making money anymore - my body is just not on the table that way anymore.

I've been through my highs, I've been through my lows; I've been through the gamut of all things in this business. Being too thin. Being bigger. I've been criticized for being on both sides of the scale. It's noise I block out automatically. I love my body.

I have spoken honestly about being born into a home where there was discord and chaos. I saw my mom have a rough time with my dad being very controlling, which is why I push back whenever I feel like someone is trying to box me in. It makes me run for the hills.

I'm not being like, 'Hey, everybody, I'm pregnant!' I'm not that girl.

I embraced being a pop artist, but I like doing it on my own terms, at my own pace.