One thing I wish I'd done differently in my career is insist on having friends or family on tour. I was really young when I travelled the world with Eternal, and I was always homesick.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I used to suffer from a lot of regret while touring. Regret at having to leave certain places, people and situations, or just a beautiful day.
Getting on the bus and touring was my life. And when that was not around, I felt myself a bit lost at times, because that was all I had.
But you know, I still had a dream of being able to go back home and tour.
Being with my family is very important to me, and touring is very important to me, too, because it's who I am. It's what I do.
I'm dedicated to touring the rest of my life.
The thing I always liked best about touring abroad was constantly running into different people, different cultures, different foods. It really pumped up my batteries... I'm constantly playing to a demographically diverse audience... one generation is driven by nostalgia, the next by curiosity. And that's why I have no plans to retire.
I don't especially like to travel, not the way many people do. I know many people that love to go to far-off and different places, and I've never been like that. I seem to get homesick as quickly as a child.
I love traveling. It not only opens my mind up, but it also allows me to use my fame in another way through humanitarian works and stuff, and being an influence around the world.
After my tour I had time to stay at home, be with my boyfriend and hang out with friends and that brought me down to earth and helped me write music from a more relaxed place.
I think I am a travel junkie, and I have never enjoyed anything else in my life more than travelling and going to places.