I dont really ever compare myself to other people, I dont even measure myself in terms of anyone but myself.

Music changed my life. I don't know who I would be without it. Don't ignore even the smallest glimmer of passion in your soul, run towards it with everything you have. It could change your life.

If you are not being bullied all I would say - cause I like to talk about the other side of it as well - is you know, be someone that nurtures, and if there's someone in your class that maybe doesn't have a lot of friends, be the person that sits with them in the cafeteria sometimes; be the bigger person.

I was so ashamed of who I was.

I realized my father's sister Joanne, who died at 19 had instilled her spirit in me.

Applause was designed to bemuse and confuse you until it explodes into a chorus that reminds us why we love pop music.

My next baby will be my new record.