That's where I spent of lot of my high-school years -- in the closet. It wasn't too cramped, but you do get really hot.

I write by myself initially. That's the way I've always written, just working on pure thought by myself. Then I bring it to the table with whoever I'm collaborating with.

The only place I'm recognized is at the mall, because that's where the teens are.

Don't be afraid of the shadows, it only means there's a light nearby.

Christina Aguilera's 'Stripped' had a lot of good songs. It's my range, so I use it to warm up a lot.

I know how it feels to be completely alone and helpless, and the last thing you want to hear in that situation is, 'It's going to be OK.' "The only thing that seems to really help is that someone else who has felt that low expressing those feelings to you.

When you're miserable, you don't want anyone around you to be happy.