Sensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive. Wait until they hear my new album.

I'm a songwriter first.

Now my tapestry's unraveling.

I think Madonna has a great deal of intelligence and capability. I have a lot of respect for her. She's taken her career and maximized it with intelligence and creativity.

I didn't want to be an artist.

It's a very worthy cause. This should happen, and I do believe that tenacity counts. Not going away matters.

I just want to give it all that I got. I just don't want to waste it.