Brandy Norwood

Music is all I know.

I think it’s really finding that belief in yourself, where you just have it no matter what’s going on, no matter what anyone else says. I think that’s the challenge, is to really have that belief in yourself.

I feel like I needed a balance. I don’t want to forget about my personal life and spending time with myself.

When you get a chance to step back, you notice all these great things you’ve done and all these great people that you’ve worked with.

So when you get a chance to look at things and chill and relax, it makes you want it more, and that’s why I’m so happy to be back!

I have so much to talk about. I have so much to share. There are so many different emotions going on inside of me right now.

I’m convinced that what kids need today are parents – not buddies. They need someone who will exercise mature judgment.

Your siblings are the only people in the world who know what it’s like to have been brought up the way you were.

Once I became a mother I knew that I was strong, but not ready to do what I’m doing now

I was probably 10 or 11 when I saw that, and sort of started thinking, ‘You know what? Marriage is an option. Having a family is an option. And going to school and getting your education and building your career is another really viable option that can lead to happiness and fulfillment.

I had grown up without a father and that is why it was so important to me that my children would never be in need of anything.

Father was the eldest son and the heir apparent, and he set the standard for being a Rockefeller very high, so every achievement was taken for granted and perfection was the norm.

I know some people say it’s not the best to work with your family, but I have never understood that because it’s always worked so well for me.

How do you build a relationship when you’ve hardly shared a word but suddenly share a child? How do you love a daughter you don’t see for nearly two years? When does she become your daughter? How does she become your daughter?

I have a wonderful shelter, which is my family. I have a wonderful relationship with my brother and sister; this makes me feel that I know always where I belong.

There was a lot of charm in just living in a big family compound of a house. My two uncles, who were into jazz, lived in the basement, and one of them, Uncle Peter, taught me my first songs on the ukulele.

I feel very blessed to have two wonderful, healthy children who keep me completely grounded, sane and throw up on my shoes just before I go to an awards show just so I know to keep it real.

Family not only need to consist of merely those whom we share blood, but also for those whom we’d give blood.

The family is very important. They make me feel good always because if I won, when I started to be famous, the relationship never changed with my friends and family.

My daughter hasn’t seen me with anybody in five years. I’m very, very selective when it comes to that because I want to make sure that it’s real. I don’t want her to see me with just anybody because she means everything to me.

There are a few things that were just sheer, unadulterated joy, like the birth of my children.