I didn't have high self-esteem when I was a teen-ager, as I think most teen-agers don't.

If I have taken part in anything perceived as the fame machine, it's been my choice. My motivations certainly have been different from some people's that I've worked with. But it's okay to work equally passionately for two different reasons.

In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into a novelty song, is really charming.

I thought the more famous I became, the more friendships I would have, but the opposite was true.

Your political views really denote your spiritual views.

I happen to be lucky in that I knew what I wanted to do as far as a career since I was nine years old.

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as a tool to serve my life purpose of inspiring and contributing, then it started to get fun again.