I really feel free and not as serious as I have been in the past.

I'm experimental by nature... always exploring my creativity.

That's why I wrote 'Fighter'. I have that need in me to help people. I am all about the underdog.

Honestly, I just want to have a good time, listen to great singers and great music, and just use my instincts, as usual.

I was brought up in a household of chaos and I never felt stable at home. At a really young age, I decided I was never going to feel helpless, I was never going to feel weak around a man, and I was never going to rely on anyone. Independence was a big, big thing for me.

You've got to make a decision: Are you going to go down with the situation, or are you going to focus and succeed? My dream...kept me going.

I feel like I've been locked up tight for a century, waiting for someone to release me.