As I've gotten older and learned more, I realise that Hollywood has not told the truth.

Believe it or not, Japanese is actually easier than some European languages!

Of course you can't please everyone all the time. It's just something that I've got to get over, and I'm better at it now.

I just figured if I'm going to call myself a songwriter throughout my life, then writing for most genres of music is something I should at least attempt.

Many people think of me as a perfectionist, someone who polishes and shines each song and performance. I've always been bothered by that assumption.

When we're touring America or Europe, we use our own plane and a great advantage of that is it cuts out an awful lot of time checking in. You literally drive up to the plane, get on and then drive off at the other end.

I'm glad that the lyrics reach people and make them understand that we're all the same, really.