I'm not always a positive person. I wake up grumpy, I read the newspaper and I get furious that the world is still at war.

You come to realize that only one person can tell you what's expected of you, and that's you.

Well you are fresh Your face is fabulous Don’t forget you’re one of a kind When nobody’s checking the deeds you’ve done And nobody’s hearing your cries You make all the fashion statements Just by dressing up your mind ((Beauty in Ugly))

Well, my view before was a Western view, and I certainly understand marriage equality and civil rights, equal rights for all, but having visited developing nations and some of the poorest nations in the world, I realize how deep it goes and how much work really needs to be done to create equality for all.

I think more obvious to others, is that I'm most vulnerable on stage. Even though I know which songs I'm going to play, I try and keep it loose and base my stage time more on what the audience is requesting of me.

Life doesn't come at you. It comes from you.

I've been compared to people since the beginning. When you're starting out, you need a comparison so people will understand you right away.