I believe that imagination inspires nations. It's something that I live by.

I take goldenseal, Echinacea and cod liver oil when flying to boost my immune system.

I always carry my classic black-and-white tux and custom-made George Esquivel saddle shoes.

Redefine what it means to be sexy and what it means to be a woman. Showing my skin is not what makes me sexy. I like skirts and dresses just like everyone else, but I had a message I needed to put out there. It was up to me to show people and young girls there was another way.

I've cried over string arrangements.

I'm always thinking about that young girl or young boy who doesn't quite know if their music, their messaging, their imaging, their voice is going to pop, if people are going to understand them. So I represent the other and those who feel like they don't even want to be normal. They embrace the things that make them unique.

Perfection is often the enemy of greatness.