Just because I'm presented life in a certain way doesn't mean I do all these things. It's just something I choose to express.

I like pushing the envelope. But I don't like to do it just for the sake of doing it.

To me, the whole process of being a brush stroke in someone else's painting is a little difficult

There isn't a performer on earth that isn't an exhibitionist. There isn't any point in being in this business if you're not an exhibitionist. And, by the way, you can be an exhibitionist and be very shy as well.

I always acted like a star long before I was one.

I feel like I've survived so much, and been through so much. And sometimes I miss the innocence of those times. Life was different. New York was different. The music business was different. I miss the simplicity of it, the naivete of everyone around me.

I felt very awkward and out of place in school. Not popular, not attractive, not special in any way and I was longing for love and approval from someone.