I just couldn't stand school. If I went, I'd skip after the first class. I didn't like to be told I had to study and had to do homework. There's a fact that you have to want to learn.

I never thought of having platinum albums and winning awards. I just wanted to write songs and sing when I started out in the music business.

There's a constant contradiction between what feels good and what feels right. But you live with decisions that you make in your life.

I never had peace of mind.

I've been singing since I was 8 years old and working in clubs since I was 14. I've been working full time since I was 16.

I feel like a stone you have picked up and thrown to the hard rock bottom of your heart.

You continue to evolve with each album that goes by and, as an artist, you continue to expand with every recording project.