Even though I hate acting, I love doing videos for my songs.

When people talk about my weight, I'm like, 'You seem to have a problem with it; I don't.

My friends and family are my support system. They tell me what I need to hear, not what I want to hear and they are there for me in the good and bad times. Without them I have no idea where I would be and I know that their love for me is what's keeping my head above the water.

My experiences remind me that it's those black clouds that make the blue skies even more beautiful.

I sing songs that I have lived or I write them because I have lived them. I think the believability factor is key.

I'm the perfect amount of guarded. I don't reveal too much, and I never reveal who the songs are about. They are real life. People get that. I date a lot of musicians and they do the same thing. People that work with me - who I write about too - they get it. It's my creative outlet, my therapy.

The thing about Christmas is that it almost doesn't matter what mood you're in or what kind of a year you've had; it's a fresh start.