I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself.

It's not quite the Tom Jones show, but yes, I've had undergarments. If I get a bra chucked on stage I'll hold it up so the audience can decide what to think. And I'll usually blame a guy for doing it.

You can't make everybody love what you do, but you can know how great you feel doing it.

A lot of my success comes from black music. It's something I'm very proud of.

Considering the amount of information we're bombarded by, it's amazing if a song can transcend time.

I have to be happy in the here and now because every time you start focusing on your legacy you're really setting yourself up for disappointment.

I accept that appearance is a big thing in this business. But being around Hollywood and having actor friends and doing music videos, it does make you more aware of how you look. With music videos they send you rough cuts, and in certain frames of me, I just see a nose advert.