When you write or sing a song that means something to you, you are saying, 'You know what? This is who I am!'

People like controversy because that's what sells.

The biggest moments of insecurity come when all self-confidence is lost and you feel like people are watching and judging. It should be the opposite. You should feel like the people who are watching care about you. This is something we can try to give each other – the feeling that eyes signal support, not disdain.

You need to see things, REALLY see them, feel them, live them, so you know what’s big and what’s little, what matters and what to put aside.

I've not taken like acting lessons or anything but it doesn't mean I don't need to because I'm sure I do.

Paparazzi always made me really uncomfortable.

If you're going to have someone win because of their story, go write a screenplay about your life.