Christina Statistics - She Said - Inspiration
'My inspiration, I've had many, again, starting with Julie Andrews at a young age. But growing up I sang Whitney Houston songs in talent shows. But when I discovered Mariah Carey and 'Vision of Love', that was a breath of fresh air, and I adored her from that moment on and idolized her. It's really amazing that in articles I've been compared to her. It's truly unbelievable, because whenever I was younger I would ask my mom, do you think I'll ever be as big and sing as well as Mariah Carey. And now that it has happened, my mom says, 'I knew it would happen'. She actually runs my fan club. It's a lot of fun. So a lot of you guys may have chatted with her.'
'Well, it all started with Julie Andrews and The Sound of Music when I was around age 5. She completely inspired me. I would sing out my bedroom window and everything. I was living in Japan and I think that's when I discovered my true love for music. Then I grew to love the blues a lot. I loved Whitney Houston and Billie Holiday - and now, my favorite blues singer is Etta James.'
'I have been singing... well, I started singing as a love and it was a way that I could release any bad energy, from a very, very young age. So at age five I started singing from my first inspiration of Julie Andrews in 'The Sound of Music', and I fell in love with it. It's been an ongoing love for a while, and now a career choice. Actually, one interview that I did for I think MTV, the interviewer told me that Sound of Music used to give her nightmares when she was a child. I was like, how can The Sound of Music scare anybody?'
'Strong women inspire me - who dont do things just to win the approval of others. My mother was a strong role model. She's an amazing woman to endure what she did in my childhood.'
'Last night on the plane on the way over here I was just inspired to write... it's time!'
'I don't like to regret anything. It's unhealthy to think that way, because some of my worst moments are also the ones that I've benefited from immensely. I thank God for the bad times, because without them I wouldn't be the person I am today and I wouldn't have been able to write songs like 'Fighter' or 'The Voice Within'.'
Source: Bliss Magazine
'India has always captured my imagination with its myriad cultures and spiritualism.'
Source: MTV (January 04, 2005)
