I genuinely don't feel that anything that's been written or said about me has overshadowed my music, and that's the most important thing as far as I'm concerned.

A lot of pop people out there are cool, but they overdo it.

I'm ballsy. Well, sometimes I'm ballsy.

Success and the art of making music are two different things for me.

I've learned now to talk, act or walk famous. I can still walk around New York, without being molested or bothered. I don't mind autographs - that's part of it. I just do not see the point of being "out there" or behaving outrageously. It will bring nothing but trouble.

I think it's important for people who love music to retain physical CDs or even vinyl, because it sounds so great and so much warmer than music over the internet.

If I make a record I love, then somebody will like it. Maybe not everybody, but that won't matter.