A great song is a great song.

- Tessanne Chin

I want to make the music that people remember, and it doesn't need a trend; it doesn't need to be constantly hyped. There's no time period for it. That's the type of music I want to make.

- Tessanne Chin

I get extremely nervous before performances. I pray and try to look at it as, 'I'll go out there and have fun,' but it's very nerve-wracking for me. I don't think that will ever change.

- Tessanne Chin

When you talk about me having a favorite singer, it's Celine. She is not only one of the most amazing singers, but she is just an amazing person.

- Tessanne Chin

What I love about Beyonce is she's not a slave to a genre of music.

- Tessanne Chin

Till this day, people stop me in the supermarket, and they're like, 'Oh, we're so proud of you!'

- Tessanne Chin

There is always something wonderful about a live audience.

- Tessanne Chin

It's lovely to be recognized in your own country, but I feel that there's more.

- Tessanne Chin

I think anything I do will have an island feel, but I don't want it to be just that; I don't want to be put in a box.

- Tessanne Chin

I really hold on to my culture because it is what made me.

- Tessanne Chin

I just want to be a wife.

- Tessanne Chin

I can put in Bob Marley's music now, and it's still relevant.

- Tessanne Chin

A great song is one that is around even when I'm not.

- Tessanne Chin

I think on stage there's a side of me that comes out that's very fierce and confident.

- Tessanne Chin

Own the stage, command the stage, and don't be afraid to be the best you can be.

- Tessanne Chin

Off stage, I'm very quiet and very reserved and kind of shy.

- Tessanne Chin

My mom always said if you have a gift, it is absolutely not about you. So I don't get twisted and think for one second it's all about me.

- Tessanne Chin

I want to make an album with just great beats and big vocals and just amazing lyrics.

- Tessanne Chin

I think a lot of my dreams have come true, and my next dream is to have a No. 1 selling album. A Grammy-award-winning album.

- Tessanne Chin

I can work my butt off and create an album that's wonderful, but if it's never played and never given the outlet, it won't succeed.

- Tessanne Chin