I'm supposed to be taking time off. But I'm still writing and I have this Gap advert lined up.

It's nice to know that you're worth something and music really does put that kind of light back into you. Well, it does for me anyway. I've been through some very interesting times in my life and there is certain songs that I go to and I'm like, ok, it's not that bad.

People will download the music for free and they'll pay for it if they want to give you a compliment. They don't have to pay for it. And the only way the artist can make money was by touring 'cause the record label didn't take that money. Unfortunately now, cause the record company's not making money from the downloads, now they want to take money away from everything.

When you get your first record deal, you will do anything, because you just want to sing.

To me, music has to be about freedom. It's the most important thing in my life.

I'm supposed to be taking time off. But I'm still writing and I have this Gap advert lined up.

It's like, 'You're not allowed to change. That's not fair. We like you like this.' But I don't. So let me expand and express myself.