When I started in the music business, travel became a huge part of my world, where it hadn't been at all. I visited parts of the world that I'd never been to and found that I was spending maybe 30 days at home a year.

I did not practice hours a day for eighteen years to have my success attributed to a myth.

There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.

Music is so 100 percent for me that the idea of giving that up in any way, shape, or form would be terrifying to me.

Don't try to be like me. Try to be like yourself. Try to be very good at being yourself.

I think some industries are so far behind the rest of humanity, in the way they see characters and cast shows. Once those walls get broken down, it changes everything.

No matter who we are, no matter what our circumstances, our feelings and emotions are universal. And music has always been a great way to make people aware of that connection. It can help you open up a part of yourself and express feelings you didn't know you were feeling. It's risky to let that happen. But it's a risk you have to take-because only then will you find you're not alone.