I think, a lot of times as women, we feel pressure from our parents, our friends: we see our friends get married.

I remember, as a kid, my first breakup at 14 years old, I was jamming to Toni Braxton trying to heal out here. Why did an angel break my heart? Hell, I don't know.

Me and my sister and my best friend get on the phone every morning and pray about different things. Even if we can't talk, because both of them have kids and I'm on the road, we shoot each other texts. 'What can I pray for you today?' It's a wonderful feeling knowing that you have women of God praying for you. There's nothing like that.

Music has healed me on so many different occasions, and I want my music to be able to do that for someone else.

After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem.

That's what it is every time you walk into the room to write with someone new. It's like, oh god I have to take my clothes off 'my creative clothes' and let them see all of my flaws.

My faith tells me everybody should have second chances.

Greenleaf' is about family, but also about faith and failure and real human life.