My thoughts on gay marriage are that everyone has the right to love and be loved, and that's the position I take.

I know that each and everyone of you have felt, at one point, like you couldn't go on. But then you found hope. There's always a way to find hope. Remember that.

I think I like a challenge. I try to find projects that will push me in a new way and help me grow.

I think the community that you're in really can define your ability to be at peace with your circumstances.

I think that this stage in my life is really, for a lot of reasons, pretty incredible. Being a solo artist and trying to take these bold steps on my own.

My thoughts on gay marriage are that everyone has the right to love and be loved, and that's the position I take.

I really try to be aware of the purpose of each song. There are songs on my record that I want people to have sex to, and songs people can listen to when they're pissed off.