I was a hop-around. I hung out with the rockabilly crew, the guys who were trying to be rappers, the funny kids.

My mother is very emotional as well, but my dad is more of the guts of the family. He was the main preacher, so he kind of had this little Pentecostal flair, but they are born-again.

You look at someone like Beyoncé singing Single Ladies, when we all know she's married. Some of it is just for entertainment.

We're technology obsessed. I think it's easier to text than to actually say hi to someone.

I love hearing my song on the radio the first time, but when it comes on again, I change the station. I already have so much of the spotlight on me. I don't need any more.

I think you become more relatable when you're vulnerable.

But of course I love my Japanese fans and the show must go on, no matter the daily aftershocks or husband kidnappings! It's not right but it's okay