You have to spend a lot to make a lot. It's not like I'm sitting on top of a pile of money.

What I wanted to be and who I am is a singer and a songwriter. I wanted to be onstage, and I wanted the world to hear my music. The product of that is fame and the disgusting celebrity that goes along with it. But celebrity does not equal creativity.

So take a chance and don't ever look back.

I came from a lot of intolerance and prejudice, which aren't necessarily healthy to evolve as a human.

Find out what your gift is and nurture it.

I think sometimes when children grow up, their parents grow up. Mine grew up with me. We coexist. I don't try to change them anymore, and I don't think they try to change me. We agree to disagree.

My fans are the best. I mean if there was a war, I think they'd definitely win just because they'd kill them with kindness.