I knew at a very young age this was what I wanted to do. I started singing at six so I knew by the time I was eight. - Aaliyah

I don't feel I made any sacrifices at all. I'm doing my best to juggle.

Well, I think that the image is a part of me. I wear the baggy pants, the hats, the whole nine. And you know, I may add a little for the excitement and the intrigue in the videos, but my family has told me that little air of mystery that surrounds me is for real.

I’ve always been mysterious. My mother and father always used to ask me, "What are you thinking, what’s going on?" There are times when I don’t understand myself, you know what I mean?