I'm not Buddhist, I'm not Hindu, I'm not Christian, but I still feel like I have a deep connection with God. I pray all the time — for self-control, for humility. There's a lot of gratitude in it. Just saying 'thank you' sometimes is better than asking for things.

I still want to make a pop record. I want to make a more sonically current pop record. I maybe want to make people move a little bit more.

I guess I prefer to play live, but I don't want to have only live CDs. I like playing live because there are alot of things that can happen. I can interact with the audience and say some things to get me in trouble. On the other hand, the studio is nice because you can really take your time and make something that you know is the best thing that you can ever do. But nothing beats being up on stage in front of all that energy.

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.

Fame is, I think, just a disgusting by-product of what I do.

Sometimes if you want to achieve something great, there will be curveballs. You just have to dodge them every once in a while.

The media, is media. You always have to take the media with a grain of salt. You can't believe everything you read.