My father has taught me all the tricks of the boys at an early age, which has made me very careful.

I didn't spend much time in America, which probably was a mistake. To someone else, having a number one in America would be enough to get them touring.

The big labels have less of a stranglehold on artists and how they record and where they go.

My tears of love are a waste of time if I turn away

When you're together with someone for some time, you will automatically depend on them as if they were a crutch. And then it ends.

You're full of insecurities in your 20s - most of the time your heart's being broken, you're having a difficult time finding out who the hell you are, and I was trying to do that in the full glare of the public.

My life is so full of surprises, nothing surprises me any more.