ChristinaMultimedia Presents: Christina Statistics

Lenny wanted to record with her on 'Stripped'.

'I said, everyone knows you can sing but it's not convincing emotionally. I think you're depressed. You should get in touch with it, use it in your songs.'

'It sounds ghoulish, and she didn't think she could do it, but... I made her do it in tears. You've got to be feeling something before you can create. I was working with Christina in the day and Courtney would turn up at 2 AM to start. She said she wanted to be my mistress. She liked the idea of having me at night, stealing me from someone else. It needed to be illicit. Of course she wanted to do it over with all her technical perfection but I said no. It took seven months of arguing to get her to agree. All my women I get something different from. Christina brings a vulnerability and sweetness, which isn't how she's often perceived. On my own I'm terrible, I can barely write a song. 'Beautiful' was luck. 'Get The Party Started' was a fluke. I can't do it without my talented women. I need them as much as they need me.'

'I would love to [work with Aguilera again], but I don't force myself onto people,' Perry said recently. 'If she calls, I would look forward to it. If she doesn't, I'm sure she'll make a great record no matter what.'

'I'm sooooo glad 'Lady Marmalade' won... and it was a great performance... I'm a HUGE Christina fan!'

'I like Christina Aguilera. I think she's a fantastic singer.'

'Oh my God, what happened to her, she's hot!'

-surveyed '22 of the most powerful executives in the record business' for comments on the future of top current musicians, including the Christina. An executive said of Aguilera, 'The thing Christina has going for her is that she's a real singer. If she can just get with the right producers and writers, she has a real shot at lasting.'

'I did. I did Christina before and she's great. That was my first time with Britney and... I don't think I'll ever do it again. She's just not the kind of customer I love to dress. I always say the life a lot of people lead is smog: When it disappears, there's nothing left. A lot have substance. A lot don't. I prefer substance.'

'As for Christina [who asked him to duet on 'Si No Te Hubiera Conocido' for 'Mi Reflejo'], a lot of Latin artists were dying to sing with her, so it was definitely a honor. We recorded in the studio at the same time. We just got in there, and it was kind of like a conversation.'

'Lourdes absolutely loves Christina and Missy Elliot. She tries to sing like Christina — it’s very funny. But she’s not into the moves — just the voice, which is a good thing. The moves are far too sexy for my daughter.'

'Oh, I love Christina too, she is an independent woman with a powerful voice and she is very intelligent, I love both (Britney), they are the future of the music.'

'Jessica (Simpson) and I are the absolute best friends. I have her cellphone number and we talk all the time. Jessica and I aren't in the same league as Britney and Christina so the idea of rivalry and competition doesn't even enter the equation. They are the superstars. Christina seems sweet and I have only met her very briefly. I like her music and she is an amazing singer.'

On Britney vs. Christina: 'That's hard, but I'm going to say Christina because I have personally met Christina and she is one of the nicest and most sweetest people I know.'

'I think that she is a very talented singer.'

(MTV) on the 'Mary Jane Girls', girl group Mary is developing: 'People can look forward to seeing a mixture of girls - Chinese, black and white, but soulful. Whatever white girl we get, she's going to be soulful like Christina Aguilera.'

'I just recently met Christina at the BET Awards. She's a very nice and talented girl!'

'Christina Aguilera. Oh my God! She is an absolute goddess in all accounts. Not only is she a complete knockout, but listen to her sing. She's better than Whitney Houston. She's better than all these great singers. She gets up there and dances. She does all the dances and all the singing. Now Brittany Spears doesn't do that. A lot of times I've seen her at shows where she'll lip-sync or she gets tired and can't do all the vocal range stuff that... Christina is an insane singer. Christina. I'm in love with her.'

'Oh yeah yeah, she's cool. That girl's got a voice on her.'

'I can see no wrong with Christina I think she's amazing, I think she's the most exciting vocalist since Whitney Houston, she's fantastic, I've got a lot of respect for her!'

'Christina is a great vocalist'.

'She has the best voice of the bunch - big, rich, soulful.'

'I got a chance to work with Christina Aguilera, she's a really cool girl.'

'I ain't even going to front, those girls can sing, I think the competition made Pink and Christina both work a little harder.' 'Christina is cool, confident, and laid back.'

'If you want to see a singer, you probably should go see Christina Aguilera. She has an incredible voice.'

Nikki Sixx: 'Look at Christina Aguilera - I think she's a superstar. Killer singer. I'd love to write music with her. She has a fighting spirit.'

'Yeah, I met Pink, Christina and Kim. We'd all been on the same shows performing as well, and everyone was very polite. No catfights!'