I know there's a lot of competition in the world of magazines and newspapers and we have to make headlines and be sensational and sell, and saying bad things about me is going to sell more papers than writing good things about me.

Being loved keeps you young.

Family is everything. Family comes first. It's not what I expected it to be, but nothing ever is.

People who listen to them properly don't underestimate them. Unfortunately, there's so much about my career and me that distracts people from the actual content of most of my songs.

People have no morals, I swear to God. The things that people do for ratings! It's unforgivable.

We all fall to the floor at some point. It's how you pick yourself up that's the real challenge. Isn't it?

When you're writing something and you know it's good, you get flushed, you can feel the blood coursing through your veins, you feel alive, all your nerve endings stand up, something just clicks.