There are female artists I can look at that I find more in common with than the male artists, because they're blending the pop, dance and theatricality... but currently there aren't a lot of guys who go there.

My first album was completed in three months.

I think, for the majority of my twenties, I was always so concerned with what I didn't have, or what I still wanted.

Carving out an identity for yourself is important so I'm trying to do that as well.

For me, one of the important things about keeping vocally healthy is warming up and making sure I'm aware where my voice is at, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of sleep, and just taking care of myself with exercise and eating healthy.

So pretty much, to sum it up, if you can freak someone out and bring that kind of emotion out of somebody with a song, you're doing something right.

Female performers have been doing this for years - pushing the envelope about sexuality - and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out.