As a pop star, you don't have to be that smart for people to think you're intelligent.
I have a high self-opinion - I don't need to hide that. I don't need to be self-deprecating.
When you commit to being a musician, I don't think you're really sure or care about when you're going to pay the bills. I don't think you care about that as much as you care about playing music.
Nothing wrong with making money.
I hate flying. Know why? Because no one really understands how planes actually work.
Not every song has to be about love and tenderness, sometimes you have those strictly physical feelings for somebody and it's okay to have those feelings.