I mean, there are only so many notes. What makes something original is how you put it together.

God is love and if you are ready, he always is.

I’ll be quite frank with you — I didn’t know about Hunger Games — so when I’m telling kids and they say, ‘Who are you playing?’ and I say Cinna, they go, ‘Oh you’re playing the gay guy.’ That was an actual answer. I’ve never brought that up yet. That’s how they perceived it. So I thought about it, and I read the book and I don’t see that he is or isn’t [gay]. He’s a designer, he’s a stylist, he has gold eyeliner—that doesn’t mean anything either way.

When you see a close person you know pass in front of your eyes, it's hard core. After all that, I just wanted to enjoy every day. That was my goal. And to give thanks and to live fully.

I'm not one of those artists who refuses to play their hits. I find that ridiculous. Hits are a blessing.

One musician listens to another musician, and you get inspired and then you do your thing, but it's yours.

I am still into the people I listened to growing up, so I completely remember what is like to be a fan, I haven't changed.