It's not just the 'Grammys' that I've pulled out of. I also pulled out of the English awards as well. The reason that I wanted to pull out was because I believe very much that the music industry as a whole is mainly concerned with material success.

Once I know who I'm not, then I'll know who I am.

It's not hard to feel afraid and insecure. I still fight an inner-critic voice, definitely. I hear it a lot.

These precious illusions in my head did not let me down when I was defenseless, and parting with them is like parting with invisible best friends.

For the ocean is big and my boat is small. Find the courage.

What part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept? What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget?

I have a profound empathy for people who are in the public eye, whether they manifest it themselves or whether it happened by accident - it doesn't matter to me. I think there's a great misunderstanding of what it is to be famous.