After my tour I had time to stay at home, be with my boyfriend and hang out with friends and that brought me down to earth and helped me write music from a more relaxed place.

We don't have a lot of men on stage doing flamboyant or theatrical. We have a lot of female pop stars doing it, but where are the guys? Where's the classic pop-rock showman?

I'm not scared at all... Of the cracks in the crystal ball.

I'm proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It's just another part of me.

No matter how much money, fame, and fortune you have, it doesn't mean sh** if it's not connected with love.

I never really listen to what people say. My thing is that my favorite artists are artists that are theatrical. Obviously when you are doing a recording, things aren't gonna translate as over-the-top.

There's a certain level of pageantry with 'Idol,' and in order to work the show, you kind of have to feed into it.