When Britney shaves off all her hair and beats paparazzi with umbrellas - that's what celebrities are supposed to do. They're not supposed to be reasonable, middle-aged guys drinking organic tea talking about semiotics.

Should the progressives in Germany in the 30s have tolerated the National Socialists? Of course they shouldn't have.

I think that, for a lot of us, the closer we get to showing people who we really are, that's where we feel the most uncomfortable, the most vulnerable. But it's also where the healthiest growth comes from. Like when I can really open myself up to someone and show someone who I really am, it's amazing when it happens.

This isn't like naming your dog Spot.

A lot of people do talk about the demise of the album, but I still believe that if an artist tries hard to make a great album, people will buy it and listen to it as an album, rather than just a collection of random songs.

I know it's simple, but my main inspiration is just my love of music. I know that sounds overly naive. But it's true.

I truly believe, as an institution, most major labels should just die.