>>>
>>> SHE
>>> SHE IS BEEN FILLING UP WITH HER POWERFUL VOCALS ALL
MORNING, SARAH POTENZA.
HELLO.
HELLO.
HELLO. YOU HAVE BEEN AWESOME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ESPECIALLY ON INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN'S DAY.
WOMEN'S DAY. YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SUCH AN
ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN AND BODY
POSITIVITY.
POSITIVITY. WHERE YOU ARE AT IS WHERE YOU
ARE AT AND THAT IS OKAY.
>> BECAUSE I HEARD OF THIS
CONCEPT IT IS KIND OF LIKE YOU
KNOW HOW YOU HAVE YOUR SKINNY
PANTS AND EVERYTHING IN YOUR
CLOSET?
CLOSET?
CLOSET? I'M GOING TO GET BACK TO THOSE
AND I WILL FEEL BETTER WHEN --
THERE IS THIS EVERY YEAR THERE
IS THIS AND I AM JUST DONE WITH
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. I
THAT. I DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.
I AM JUST DONE.
IMO I AM AND I LOVE MYSELF AND
I LOOK AMAZING.
I FEEL GREAT.
>> WHERE DID THAT SET OF
INDEPENDENCE AND ACCEPTANCE
COME FROM?
COME FROM? >> I COME FROM A BIG ITALIAN-
AMERICAN FAMILY ON THE EAST
COAST.
COAST.
COAST. >>
COAST. >> THERE YOU GO.
>> VERY, VERY OUTSPOKEN AND I
HAVE BEEN FIERY.
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS.
>> ALL RIGHT, THE MUSICAL
ABILITY, WHERE DID THAT COME
FROM??
FROM??
FROM?? MY
FROM?? MY MOM SAYS IT COMES FROM HER
SIDE OF THE FAMILY.
>> OF COURSE.
>> MY DADS HEAD OF THE FAMILY
HAS AMAZING MUSICIANS, TOO.
I DO NOT KNOW.
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID,
STARTED SINGING AND I SAID, OH
MY GOD, THIS IS IT FOR ME.
WHAT I FEEL AT HOME, THIS IS
WHAT IT WANTS TO DO WITH MY
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. >>
LIFE. >> YOUR AMAZING ON THE VOICE.
YOU HAVE A NEW ALBUM?
A
A
A >>
A >> I
A >> I DO.
>> I DO.
>> I DO. >> A NEW RECORD CALLED -- TODAY
IS THE DAY BECAUSE IT IS BEING
RELEASED ON INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN'S DAY BECAUSE THE ALBUMS
ENTIRE THEME IS REALLY ABOUT
WOMEN AND STRENGTH AND
EMPOWERMENT AND SELF LOVE.
>> I AM GOING TO DO A SONG CALL
I WORK FOR ME.
I WROTE ABOUT THIS ALL OF THOSE
THINGS I JUST SAID.
>>
>> [
>> [ SINGING ] I WORK FOR ME, OH YES I DO, BABY I WORK FOR ME
, YEAH
, YEAH
, YEAH >>
, YEAH >> THEY TELL ME I WAS TRASH.
THEY TOLD ME I WAS TOO YOUNG TO
EVER MAKE IT LAST.
AND YOU HAVE TO EARN A LIVING
AND HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PAY
BUT I BLEW IT ALL I DID IT
ANYWAY AND I DO NOT NEED YOUR
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. I
TIME. I GOT MY OWN. I
-- I GOT EVERYTHING I WORK FOR
ME.
ME.
ME. I
ME. I WORK FOR ME.
YES,, YES I DO. I
WORK FOR ME, YEAH, I DO.
[
[ SINGING
[ SINGING ] THEY TOLD ME I WAS TOO MUCH, I WAS NOT EVEN TRYING,
THEY TOLD ME I WAS TOO MUCH TOO
BIG AND THAT IS RIGHT NOW I AM
TRYING, BABY.
TRYING, BABY. EVERY TIME I KEEP ON DREAMING,
THAT IS WHAT I DID.
AND I THINK ABOUT WHAT I DID
AND EVER SINCE I WAS A KID.
STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY
NOTES BUT NAMES WILL HURT ME
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. I
MORE. I DON'T NEED NO BULLET -- I
HAVE BEEN DOING IT MY WAY.
I WORK FOR ME. YES, I DO.
I WORK FOR ME, OH,