I've definitely seen bands before they made money kind of change their thing on the next tour, and I prefer it when it's a little more raw.

There will never be another Michael Jackson, a huge pop star since (the age of) 7.

I guess if I'm a product, either you're chocolate, you're vanilla or you're butterscotch. You can't be all three.

To write a song you must have an imagination, to have an imagination you must be free.

People can hear my songs are coming from something real. I mean what I say; I'm not just writing to impress critics or young girls, or older girls. The way I talk is the way I write a song.

In pop music, the public usually see the results - the hit records, the Grammy Awards performances, the concert tours - but not all the work that goes into getting into the spotlight. And not everyone realizes that, even if you have a lot of talent, chances are you won't make it.

I think I don't take myself too seriously. You know as far as, it's a fun life. I take my music serious, but I like to have fun.