Britney and I wore matching denim outfits [to the 2001 American Music Awards]. Yeah, another bad choice. I'd probably pay good money to get some of those pictures off the internet.

As far as the press is concerned, they're going to say what they want to say. Probably about 10-15 percent of the time It's accurate.

Your critics do not count. Their words will fade. You won't.

I know what it takes to put on a good show for the fans.

My favorite thing in the world was to make people sing - until I made people laugh. Then that became my favorite thing in the world.

I like woman who doesn't necessarily care if other people like her. She is she who she is and figures people can take it or leave it. What I do like is a woman who has the guts to tell exactly as she feels. It's not appealing when a woman dresses to please a man. It's way more attractive if she has her own distinct style and wears what she feels best in.

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.