My career is like an artichoke. People might think that the leaves are tasty and buttered up and delicious, and they don't even know that there's something magical hidden at the base of it. There's a whole other side of me that people didn't know existed.

I just feel like I'm going to be criticized regardless of what I do next, so I might as well do something that I feel really passionate about.

The first songs I wrote were catchy, but the subject matter was God.

I unfortunately still crave chicken McNuggets and bacon, which is the meat candy of the world.

The media tried to destroy my parents and has taken things completely out of context, but there's not a whole lot you can do in terms of fighting back. You have to hope that it passes, which it always does. But they have to be careful. They didn't necessarily sign up for this.

I'm on this extraordinary adventure, and if I have no one to talk to at the end of the night, I feel lonely.

I love what I do, and when I don't love what I do, I'll make a change...I can't be the candy queen forever.