If all we ever sang about was how happy we are, we would be lying to ourselves. People try to escape their problems by getting drunk, partying and dancing them away. What really heals me is to sit down and think, face the facts, then you can get over it and be happy

When I was in high school, I listened to a lot of death metal bands.

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

I never really did abandon my true self. It's not like I invented this imaginary person and started to be her.

Everyone knows a lot about me without actually knowing me at all.

I design a lot of things that I wear onstage, but I'm always looking for unique stuff. I like creative things, so anything I can find at a secondhand costume shop to a Helmut Lang store, it doesn't matter - just unique stuff.

I don't want to ever be a quote-unquote rock star. I want to just be me.