“Not to say that music today doesn't have heart, but it's really few and far between because technology has advanced itself so much that anybody can be a singer. Back in the day, you had to know how to sing.” KnowsHeartTodayTechnologyKnow HowSingingSingersBack In The Day Author:Christina Aguilera
“For me the visual is just as important as the music. I would never record without my red lipstick. It was my way of getting into character, sort of like Method singing.” WayImportantCharacterRecordsSingingRedMethodMy WayVisualsLipstickRed LipsRed Lipstick Author:Christina Aguilera
“When I try to describe how I feel when you hold me, I get butterflies, I hear lullabies, it's hard to explain -- like the scent of a rose or the sound of the rain. It's too precious and too wonderful to give it a name.” GivingFeelsTryingHardNamesSoundWonderfulRainRoseButterflyScentHold MeLullabyI Get Butterflies Author:Christina Aguilera
“People who see an unhappy, sulky pop star assume that she's an ungrateful, self-absorbed little ninny. But nobody knows what's really going on. I need to eat, I need to sleep, and sometimes those things weren't considered. It was like, "When do you think I'll have time to go to the bathroom?" That wasn't on the schedule.” PeopleThinkingKnowsNeedsLittlesSelfSometimesStarsSleepAssumingPopsUnhappySchedulesBathroomNobody KnowsUngratefulPop StarsSelf AbsorbedSulky Author:Christina Aguilera
“Why is a woman's sexuality always under so much scrutiny? Why can't she do exactly what she please without being called a million things?” MillionsPleaseSexualityScrutiny Author:Christina Aguilera
“That overachieving, ambitious, nobody-can-hold-me-down attitude I had, which came from a place of anger and aggression, has transformed into feeling like I will take on the world, but I will do it with an embrace, rather than with my dukes up.” WorldFeelingsAttitudeEmbraceTransformedAmbitiousAggressionDukesHold MeOverachieving Author:Christina Aguilera
“During that Grammy moment, when I nearly collapsed, I was thinking, Are you kidding me? I've always been really good with my heels. Even pregnant, I could perform in heels. Note to self: Never wear a train onstage.” ThinkingSelfMomentsTrainNotesHeelsPregnantGrammyNote To Self Author:Christina Aguilera
“I don't need nobody tryin' to make me over -- I just wanna live simple and free.” NeedsSimple Author:Christina Aguilera
“I've found that doing interviews forces you to face yourself; I'm constantly having to search within myself, to see why I do certain things.” FacesCertainFoundForceInterviews Author:Christina Aguilera
“I don't see makeup as a defense. I see it as a creative outlet. I am a woman who has my extreme vulnerable side and my baggage--and at times I feel extremely weak. And who's to say a little mascara doesn't make you feel more confident when you pop it on and look in the mirror? It helps, especially in my position, where I have people waiting down the street to take pictures of me so they can evaluate and criticize every little flaw on my face.” PeopleFeelsLooksLittlesHelpingFacesWaitingSidesCreativeStreetsPositionWeakMirrorsExtremesPopsDefenseVulnerableMakeupFlawsCriticizeOutletsEvaluateBaggageMascaraCreative Outlets Author:Christina Aguilera