Positive energy and attitude is sexy to me.
Mya
Tomorrow's not promised. You may love someone; you may have a grudge because of something that they did to you, and it was unfair, but life's not fair. Life is very short, so clean up your grudges. Let's not hold them.
Get your mind right, get your spirit right, and get your body right. And keep it there. That requires working out; that requires fasting, eating well, prayer, and getting to know who you are. And not bending.
Being sexy, to me, is possessing the full package: the brains, the drive, inner confidence, spiritual foundation, a positive attitude, proceeding through obstacles, making a positive contribution to the world, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
If I step out in public, I wear sweatpants and a cap.
Life is too short to hold on to the past and grudges.
What always draws me back to the Caribbean vibes are the upbeat vibrations of welcoming melodies and positive energy exchange through the rhythms that make you feel like dancing with someone.
I've really fired a lot of managers that had that mindset or publicists that had that mindset of, 'Oh, you need to go on a date with this person because it's going to help album sales.' No thank you. That's not my flow.
You have to take a leap of faith before exposing yourself completely in terms of feelings and desires - especially if you're a woman.
I'm very bold and say what I feel. That doesn't mean I ruffle feathers. It means I'm being honest.
If you have any kind of sex appeal, people are quick to accuse, abuse, lie, assume, and make up rumors. And that's not just in entertainment - that's in life. Period.
I can't always get to the gym, but I make a gym wherever I am: on the floor or on a yoga mat with bodyweight-bearing exercises like sit-ups and crunches, push-ups, lunges, squats.
Movies remind me of recording. Just the process of it - the intricacies, the technicalities, the days and the long hours, and mastering and mixing and editing. But seeing the final product, it all pays off in the end. That's the rush - when you see things come to life.
The fact that music is my first love and that after almost two decades, the love has grown every year... I'm truly thankful for that and want to always show my appreciation to those who keep me motivated and inspired.
My problems are so miniscule compared to what's going on in the world. In that sense, I feel liberated.
I know I'm different. Even when I think about an acting career, there are so many limited roles to begin with. I have the ability to be Spanish, Indian, Italian, black, Persian. What roles do I see that compliment that?
I would definitely tell my younger self not to be in a rush, on anyone else's timeline, and make sure that, along the way, that you take care of you first so that you can reach your destination.
I was raised on pork... steak, chicken, everything... And everyone in my family pretty much of the older generation has diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, cancer.
It was really nice working with Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Queen Latifah, Renee Zellweger.
I don't pay attention to definitions or titles or try to fit within them.
I function properly, feel better, do better, look better, and treat others better when there's less clutter.
I do quite well for myself, but I live a simple life.
I grew up dancing. When I was three years old, my mom would always watch Latin ballroom dancing competitions on PBS.
People have linked me to a lot of people. But people also project what they want to see for you.
I didn't know what I was getting into when I went vegan, but so many things changed. I shed 30 pounds. I felt better. I was doing better mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. I was healing myself from the inside out.
There was a time in my life when I wasn't popular and accepted by kids in school. I was made fun of with braces and kinky hair and being from a multicultural family, et cetera.
Trying to please so many people can definitely cause a lot of stress.
I don't see females in the industry collaborating as much as guys d,o so I really would love to entertain more of that.
I'm always connecting with what society would label the outcasts and the weirdos and the lost souls.
I think the 'R&B singer' title came from me entering the business at a time when R&B chick singers were the trend. I was fine with that, but I have a lot more to offer.
My mother is a two-time cancer survivor.
This thing we call love has always been tricky, and as beautiful as it can be, we can potentially lose ourselves in it.
I gravitate toward people with a big, sane, sound mind and big heart with a soft spot for elders, children, and animals.
I think I'm very proud of the 'Lady Marmalade' collaboration that I did with Christina, Lil Kim, Pink, and Missy. That was the first time and probably one of the only times that I've worked with so many females at once, and we were able to accomplish so many great things.
I have great friends and always go back home to remember where and who the essence of Mya and where I actually come from and to never forget that.
I wouldn't be a great candidate for dramatic fighting TV; I'm not a cat-fighting kinda person.
I went vegan because it was a willpower challenge. I've been vegetarian, I've been pescetarian, and vegan was the next thing.
To take a whole load for a whole album on yourself is very challenging and kind of hard to execute when you don't have a reputation as a producer. If you do it for fun, you get a good outcome.
There's absolutely no soda in my diet. Lots of fruits and vegetables, and I stay away from fried foods.
I'm not Britney Spears, so I still have a life. I can go certain places without getting hounded by little 5-year-olds. So I'm very sane as a person.
I was very protected by my family. But at the same time, I was free to explore womanhood. I was taught that it's okay to be sexy and smart and beautiful.
I'm not wearing leather shoes, and I have not worn furs since a long time ago. I have to be very conscious when I'm making decisions and saying I'm vegan because I have to be about it all the way.
I don't strive for perfection, because it doesn't exist.
My family is filled with amazingly talented painters, musicians, vocalists.
Music makes me love life, and without it, I don't know if I'd be happy.
I've had two boyfriends in the industry. Like, relationships. But I never say names because I respect my relationships and what we've gone through.
Artists who are passionate about their music and in love with their art go independent because they want to continue making music and serving it to the world.
There's a balance of feminine and masculine energy. Unfortunately, it's an imbalanced world because of the people that are in charge, and that's egotistical men.
My family thinks I'm crazy and weird.
The definition of success, for me, was to have my family involved in everything that I did. But that got stripped away from me due to a very ugly divorce between my parents, who are also simultaneously my managers.
