I feel very fortunate to be compared to somebody so incredible. Michael Jackson's an icon.

I have 20,000 girlfriends, all around the world.

The Holy Land... What an experience. I will never forget this day.

True leadership is when you are willing to risk your power and voice so that all of ours can be heard.

I think people sometimes don't pay enough attention to what they do. I've done well, but the reason is pretty simple: I've worked my ass off. The toughest thing a performer can do is make it look as if it comes easy.

I'm a very melody-driven writer and I have a rule that I don't write anything down because if I can't remember the melody than it wasn't worth remembering. So it's my way to test myself in the studio. When I was a kid I could sing pretty well so melody always made a lot of sense to me.

Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it.