It's in my music, and its on my mind all the time. To spread love, healing peace and joy is my mission in life - and so I speak up.

I do all the things that singer-songwriters do. I introduce the songs, I have a story to tell about everything all the time - I cannot be on stage and have something on my mind without telling the audience. I'm super emotional and expressive and vulnerable in that moment.

I decided that instead of apologizing for having a lot to say, I wanted to create a format where people would come to hear me sing and speak.

It's always sad to me when certain people are excluded from being considered beautiful... because of someone else's expectation. That bothers me.

I was very fortunate to have learned the transforming power of music early in life. As an adult I want to share that power by inspiring people to care about their neighbors near and far. Being a UNICEF Ambassador allows me this kind of opportunity.

No matter what anybody says, what matters most is what you think of yourself.

Eating is not one of the things that I do now to deal with pain, because I don't ever want to do that. But I isolate myself, that's what I do.