At the end of the day, there's only a few major stars in the music business, and then there's all these people that are aspiring to be that.

When we see people that are impoverished and people who are dealt an unfair hand, then if we have the power to help them, we should try to do that.

I don't feel like that many musicians are competitive with each other.

I believed in myself and I am a firm believer you have to think the things you want and visualize.

I would tell myself, "Love yourself and don't be afraid to take risks." I was often afraid to take risks, socially, because I was young and a little more shy and still figuring out who I wanted to be. Sometimes I look back and think, "I should have just been bolder and more confident."

Music business is hard. It's very difficult. And it's not for everyone. Even if you can sing or even if you can write a song, it takes a lot of determination, it takes some kind of thick skin.

I guess a lot of times pressure is put on something after it becomes big.