These are some of Christina's most memorable and meaningful quotes. She always speaks her mind whether it be from a song, public function, or magazine article. This is what makes her so wonderful!!

I was born in Staten Island, New York. But I call my hometown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, because that's basically where I ended up from age eight on. But right after Staten Island... I've lived everywhere from Texas, to Japan for three years, to New Jersey. I'm this traveling girl. My father was in the Army, so I guess I'm an Army brat.

I've been singing and performing ever since I was in diapers, basically. I mean, from laying a towel on the floor in the bathroom and using the shampoo bottle as a microphone, to local block parties and talent shows and things like that, and to "Star Search," "[The New] Mickey Mouse Club," and the record deal.

Being a Mouseketeer on the "Mickey Mouse Club" was cool. I was on for ages twelve and thirteen. I was on the last two seasons, and I was in pretty good company, with fellow Mouseketeers Britney Spears, J. C. and Justin from 'N Sync, Keri Russell from "Felicity." So we all had fun on that show.

"There is not truth to the rumors that we hate each other. I have no ill feeling for Britney and vice versa. I am proud of all the achievements she has made in her career, she is a very hard working person. I have nothing, but love for her."

"It's disgusting and offensive and above all it's not true." - about Eminem's lyrics in "The Real Slim Shady" which contained sexual references about her

"It's the closest I ever got to being in a girl group." - about singing the remake of "Lady Marmalade" with Pink, Mya and Lil Kim.

"I like to be edgy, I like to be different. I'm a little bit of rebel."

"The big hair paid off!" (after winning an MTV Award for the video "Lady Marmalade, shared with singers Mya, Pink, and Lil' Kim) "Hold your head high and sway your hips when you walk!"

"I have a lot of aggression in me that needs to come out in a not-very-precise or articulate way," says the petite blonde in the pink sleeveless sweater. "Like, there's one track where I'm screaming at the top of my lungs, kind of like Courtney Love. It's crazy."

"Whenever you're new to a label and 17, as I was at the time, you're kind of told what to do,"

"I just get really bored with sticking to the norm and having the proper conservative image. That's just so not me. When 'Lady Marmalade' came out, so many executives were like, 'She can't do this.' 'It's too Rockwilder and Missy.' 'It's too urban.' And I was like, 'I'm doing it.' Even with certain outfits that I wear, or speaking openly about my past ... I'm not going to sit there and lie. Whether you like me or hate me, that's me.

"Seeing firsthand how crazy this business can be kind of makes you grow up a little faster. In my case, I feel like it's brought me down to Earth, just 'cause I see how fake things can be, or how unreal it is. That's why this record is so important."

There's always drama no matter what, but, you know, it seemed pretty cool, but before I came out, I know I had management fly out, and they were going to check out the show and see what the vibe was like, and it was cool. I mean, who knows? A lot of press wants to create drama too. I know that.

At times it really is overwhelming. I mean, the schedule alone, and the loneliness of it too. You're living out of suitcases, hotel rooms, you know? Different city every day, and it's tough.

I do keep a journal that keeps me in touch with myself, and I'm always writing down thoughts and ideas, which then I turn into song lyrics and things like that. But also, my priest gave me this cross from back home, which I keep under my pillow sometimes. I'm afraid of the dark, so... it's just as a little bit of protection

I want the kids to see a side of me that they haven't seen yet. "Genie In A Bottle" will be done differently, sometimes. We'll put some cool Arabian intonations into the whole vibe of it, to get people into a Middle Eastern mood. And then, of course, I can also do my piano ballads that couldn't be on the record, such as the Etta James song that I love to cover, "At Last." Certain people want to see me as solely a pop act, but there are many different sides to Christina Aguilera besides the pop girl.

The more I grow and continue to show different sides of myself, the more I'll get a variety of fans of all ages. And that will be something I'm really looking forward to getting into.

the Spanish side of me is something I'm really interested in tapping into, and getting to explore. I'm still learning the language to its fullest. But "Genie In A Bottle" of course will be translated, and "I Turn To You," the ballad that will be the third or fourth single, will be translated.

in my spare time I really like to write, and I've gone back and seen some of the producers and they're all congratulating me, and at the same time, you know, the next record will be rolling around, and I'm really interested in co-writing. This album was so rushed together. I had no time to co-write and put a lot of my own ideas into it, because the songs were basically picked and recorded fast to get the record out there fast. But the record turned out great anyway, I think. I'm proud of it.

Whenever you work with so many different people at once, it's a little confusing, because certain people have their own ways of doing things. You have to remember what ways are whose. But you do take a little something from each person you work with, and it's really cool with what you end up having. All the knowledge that you end up storing after working with so many people, and taking a piece from all of them. It's really, really cool.