I'm far from perfect. I'm still learning. I overworked myself, and I paid the price. I consider the breakdown a breakthrough. I needed to hit rock bottom. I needed to understand the cost of pushing so hard; fighting so hard against the system.

I always sang and I always wrote...it's just having that ambition. You really can't let go of your dreams.

You really have to look inside yourself to find your inner strength.

Never listen to anybody who try to discourage you.

I work myself into the ground. But I think I'm a nice friend and a good person, and I try to do my work as best I can.

You don't have to be doing vocal acrobatics or singing all over the scale to have soul.

I used to be able to slim down just by exercising more, but that's changed.