The records are black boxes for me. Like, if you want to know who I am, my views, my perspective, things I love, things I hate, my convictions, my anthems. I've never let people's opinions affect the way I write.

I've done a lot of bad things. Use your imagination.

I'm just singing about my own life. Singing about all the little stories in my life and the things I've been through.

I wish that I was looking into your eyes

When I was meeting people in L.A., guys always thought if they paid for dinner, they deserved a blow job. But generally, I'll say this - and I'll say it proudly - I can't sleep with someone if I don't have a connection with them.

There are times I go out and meet people and flirt, but it's not really appropriate to have anything serious.

They think that I was like Amy Grant, when actually no! The label went bankrupt and maybe sold a couple hundred records and that's about it. I was just trying different things.