I've already got notebooks full of ideas for new music, so I'm gonna kind of nurture that just like I do all of my ideas and perfect it until it's ready and then I'll just let it go.
I'm free to do what I please, I'm probably not going to do albums. Just because I think releasing tracks as singles is a better way for me to stay topical.
The biggest challenge, I think for any new artist, is patience.
At one of my old schools, I didn't tell anyone I was doing my first album because I was worried they'd be like, 'Who does she think she is?' So I just let them find out for themselves.
One of the hardest things I've had to deal with in my career is keeping my material topical even though I only release albums every three or four years.
I've changed the way I look at things. When I put out a record or single I don't allow myself to set up expectations like, "This song must be a number one hit. Its got to sell X amount of records." I have fallen into that trap before.
I believe in working on the music right up until it's ready. And then I'll worry about how to let people know it's there.
With the music that I've put out, I realized that putting pressure on an album isn't always the right thing to do for yourself.
