R+b star Mya reaches for her telescope whenever gossip upsets her - because the stars help her realise what's important.

The sexy singer admits comments about her appearance, private life and false reports about her dating her way through male R+b and hip-hop stars like Sisqo, 50 Cent and The game occasionally get her down.

She says, "They (gossips) say all kinds of stuff: 'Mya needs implants,' 'She's too light-skinned...' 'Didn't you hear that she had Sisqo's baby?'

"People say the craziest things."

But, whenever Internet rumours and magazine gossip starts to eat away at Mya, she retires to the backyard of her Washington, D.c. home with her telescope.

She adds, "I imagine it's what being on Ecstasy feels like."