Sometimes I was in a mood to write a song as if I was writing in my journal and reveal certain parts of me that I was ready to reveal.

I really want to see everything. If it's around me and it's part of my show, I need to be a part of all of it. From the creation of the music, to the surface of the floor, to everyone's hairstyle, to the details with the buttons and the bows and the snaps and the zippers. All of those things!

Sometimes I look back at myself and remember things I used to say, or my hairstyle, and I cringe.

My nature is to provoke, that's true. I can't help myself. But it's always with good intentions.

Whenever I do my live shows, I feel artistically inspired and excited because I get to do and say a lot of things that I can't if I just make a record. A lot of times it's the only way people are going to hear my music because you don't get to have your music played on Top 40 if you're above the age of 35.

Never forget who you are, little star.

[George Michael] is a great songwriter and he makes very classy videos, like me.