I went to New York. I had a dream. I wanted to be a big star, I didn’t know anybody, I wanted to dance, I wanted to sing, I wanted to do all those things, I wanted to make people happy, I wanted to be famous, I wanted everybody to love me. I wanted to be a star. I worked really hard, and my dream came true.

I chose to start my world tour in Israel for a very specific and important reason. As you know, the Middle East and all the conflicts that occur here and that have been occurring for thousands of years... They have to stop... You can't be a fan of mine and not want peace in the world.

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.

When my world seems to crumble all around, and foolish people try to bring me down, I just think of your smile face, and I'm flying.

One thing I've learned is that I'm not the owner of my talent; I'm the manager of it.

Say goodbye to yesterday...those are the words I'll never say.

Before doing any interviews I like to know who I'm meeting with and get a bit of an idea of their sensibilities.