Becoming famous was never what I wanted to do. There's a lot of things that come with fame - it's what people in the limelight have to do.

You have to envision your life, and then go backwards.

When everything in life gets so complicated it only takes a day to change it

I could sing you a thousand and one doo-wop songs. I love the simplicity in that music. It's not super-poetic, it's just from the heart.

I definitely don't plead guilty to being a heartthrob.

Oh every time I close my eyes I see my name in shining lights

I've had big record label presidents look me in the face and say, 'Your music sucks, you don't know who you are, your music is all over the place, and we don't know how to market this stuff. Pick a lane and come back to us.'