If I could be doing anything, I'd be laying on the floor in my birthday suit eating junk food and watching something dumb on TV.

Most artists are notoriously insecure, and I fall into that category.

As soon as you get off stage, that's the most dangerous time for a singer to kiss people because your vocal chords are receptive to any kind of germ.

My father worked on assembly lines in Detroit while I was growing up. Every day, I watched him do what he needed to do to support the family. But he told me, 'Life is short. Do what you want to do.'

I would make far more money if every song were my own, but I don't write to fill up the album with my songs.

I don't let people use me. That's why I like a small number of people in my life. The more people in my life, the more complex it becomes, so I just try to keep it at a minimum.

I think there's no sacrifice too great for family, whether it's career, singing, whatever.