Music is my life. I love doing it, so I just do it nonstop all day. And with dancing, I wanted to put on a show for people. I don't want to just be sitting there doing nothing, so that's when I started to dance.

I do a lot of co-writing with my producer RedOne, and then a lot on my own. I just like to be creative.

I would go on the iTunes chart and see the hottest songs, then I'd cover them. People would go on YouTube and search for those songs. That's how I got my views. I'd post two or three songs a week.

I think it's important to update my fans on what I'm doing and where I'm going next and when my next single is going to drop and my album.

I promoted myself on Twitter and Facebook as hard as possible, nonstop. People started realizing that if they commented on my videos, I'd reply to their comment, so I started getting a lot more views and comments.

I think that it's important to have good people around you, like my friends.

If I see my fans crying, I just want to give them a hug and tell them I love them.