I was a veteran, before I was a teenager.

It all begins with forgiveness, because to heal the world, we first have to heal ourselves. And to heal the kids, we first have to heal the child within, each and every one of us.

I want people to hear or watch something I've done and feel that I've given it everything I've got.

I truly believe I have the most wonderful fans in the world.

No matter what you do, give it everything you have. Be the best, not the second best.

I have always felt compassion for the planet. Sometime I just start to get emotional. I cry because I can almost feel the pain in the air. I put it in words and in song and in dance I think that is what artistry is.

We listen, we watch, we learn. We open our hearts and we open our minds, open our souls.