My job is for the people. It's for the public. It's for their consumption. So I've done a lot in that way, and I see that the hard work has finally paid off.

People tried to do a lot of stuff with me early in my career where they tried to shape me into one thing or another. They couldn't just take the chance and go with my vision - which was just my intuition, really.

My parents were strict, but it was the world I lived in. I had no idea there was a world outside.

I don't feel like I'm very pop-star lame, but I'm definitely not hipster-cool.

People always ask me, 'What is it that you regret?' And I say, 'nothing, because I could not buy what I've learned.' And I apply those things to my life I learn. And hopefully, hopefully it helps me to be a better human in the future and make better choices.

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

If you're presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything.