Christina Aguilera

I'm a bit of a night owl because that's when I feel the most creative and alive.

In the end you__l see you won__ stop me.

If life is a journey, It can take you anywhere you wanna go.

The roughest roads often lead to the top.

I turned to music originally because of my past and needing a release or an outlet to get out anger or frustration or hurt.

Right now I'm pretty single... My career is my boyfriend.

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.

My mom brought me up to believe that my talent is a gift and a blessing.

I remember watching the Grammys and looking at the performances and crying to my mom, saying how much I wanted to be there.

You used to have to sing and convey emotion, and now, well, technically you can do anything with technology. It sucks for music today, but that's why that old music feels so good to me.

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

So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?

Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.

It can be hard in this business, especially when you're very young, to figure out who you can and can't trust.

Thankfully, I have my mom and a small group of close friends who are there for me 24/7 and whom I can trust and depend on.

When you're unhappy in your marriage, your children are the ones who suffer.

It's been quite a roller coaster ride, but I've grown and learned a lot about myself. The greatest thing is being able to interact with fans and touch people's lives... for that I give thanks.

I want to be a poet and have a chance to explore that and let people know what's really on my mind.