Everyday is a holiday with me.

Heartbroken and in tears over the shocking death of my friend, the incomparable Ms. Whitney Houston. My heartfelt condolences to Whitney's family and to all her millions of fans throughout the world. She will never be forgotten as one of the greatest voices to ever grace the earth.

One doesn't remain a teenager forever.

If critics have problems with my personal life, it's their problem. Anybody with half a brain would realize that it's the charts that count.

No stress, no fights. I'm leaving it all behind. No tears, no time to cry. Just making the most of life.

Nothing that's ever happened has taken away the optimist in me. It's always, "Whatever-let's go to Disneyland." Yes, I have my bleak, tortured-artist moments, but you have to hold on to what's positive.

The international music scene has grown so much, and America is sort of following that.