They're not prosthetics. They're my bones. They come out when I’m inspired. They've always been inside of me, but I have been waiting for the right time to reveal to the universe who I truly am.

I want you to know, that when you are lonely, I will be lonely too.

I'd rather people love me or hate me than have no opinion of me. Indifference is scary.

If love is a sin, live a lie. You and Me, until I die.

I want my fans to love themselves. It's almost like I want to hypnotize them so when they hear my music they love themselves instantly.

Akon is a very talented songwriter to work with. His melodies, they're just insane. It's funny, I think about him a lot when I'm doing my melodies because he's so simple, and he's just been great. He keeps me on my feet, very grounded, but he also puts me on a silver platter, which is always very nice. So it's been an incredible influence. It's like every time you work with somebody that's better that you are, you become greater.

I live in Hollywood, but you can't make me love Hollywood. I'll never love Hollywood.