If you have your own agenda and your own style and you don't easily conform to what the masses are doing, you're looked upon as being difficult. Whereas, I think of it as just being an individual.

I'd love to be the political voice of my generation, but that's not my gift.

Typically, the theme of my albums, if there is a theme, is, 'How does it feel?' And that always leads to love songs. It just does.

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

Chris Brown is brilliant. That cat is crazy brilliant, and I wish him the best.

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.

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.