Roger Coletti of the MTV Radio Network caught up with Christina recently, and while she did occasionally succumb to temptation and refer to herself in the third person, it's forgivable; after all, that's what divas do.

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MTV Radio Network: You've been busy the last few months: hit record, the VMAs, Leno, Letterman, "90210." Are you totally overwhelmed right now?

Christina Aguilera: Yeah, it's really, really crazy. I can't even believe it. It's really tiring, but I'm living my dream, you know what I mean? Seeing myself everywhere is kind of weird. It doesn't even look like me sometimes.

MTV: You've been playing live gigs too. Do you have a full band with you? Christina: Yes, I do. The energy is a lot, lot different when you have live drums behind you and real guitar and keyboards. MTV: That'll be interesting for a lot of people to see, because there aren't many solo female artists out there right now going out with live bands. You know, most of them just play the tracks. Was that important to you?

Christina: Absolutely. 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.

MTV: Does that annoy you sometimes, 'cause you definitely get put in that "strictly-pop" category?

Christina: Yes, people that only want to hear "Genie In A Bottle" on the surface and not get into it. The fact is, this might be a pop song, but with soul and gospel and ad-libs that I'm doing are very R&B. And that really gives people a chance to say, "Oh well, maybe she's something else than what we categorized her as being, a one-hit pop girl." That's the last thing I want to be. Pop is actually my least favorite kind of music, because I think it lacks real depth.

MTV: "Genie In A Bottle" is just everywhere. How do you follow that up?

Christina: I was just discussing with the label what the next single is going to be. You know, some people do want me to stay in that very pop scene, and I want to grow from there. I always want to continue growing and getting to that level of, "Oh, she's a real singer, a real ballad singer, she can do it." But I want to pace myself. The next single will be "What A Girl Wants," but a totally cool remix of it.