Fantasia Barrino

When I was a child, I used to dream about being onstage in front of thousands of people, and it happened. It's not about the fame; it's about people being touched. ”

I caught a lot of flak for being a young mama. ”

I love Pilates, yoga, and spinning. ”

I want real love. ”

I like to play dress up, I'm in love with fashion. ”

People root for me in such a way that when they come to a show, the experience of not knowing what's about to happen is a great thing. ”

I think my purpose was just to get out and sing. I love to sing. I wasn't even in it for the - you know, the prize. I was, like, 'Hey, man, I'm going to sing.' ”

Cause when I had my child, people tried to make me feel like life was over for me, and I started to believe that. ”

My main thing is family first. This industry can get you so caught up that you're so busy chasing, wanting to be number one and wanting to be the richest that you lose sight of what life really is about. ”

I've been wanting to sing for a long time. I've been singing all my life, and I've tried different record companies, but it seemed like - it was such a struggle and so hard to get out there. So, I said, 'I'm gonna go on American Idol and see how far it takes me.' ”