During my sabbatical, I spent two years not listening to my songs at all.

These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed.

Amongst the qualities a hero should have, I would include determination, loyalty, courage, perseverance, patience, focus, intrepidity and selflessness.

The homosexual community wants me to be gay. The heterosexual community wants me to be straight. Every [writer] thinks, "I'm the journalist who's going to make him talk". I pray for them. I pray that they get a life and stop living mine!

When someone isn't ready we must not try to force them out. People are being bullied and committing suicide because they're gay and it's horrible.

I hated it when people tried to force me out when I wasn't ready. It was very painful, and it actually pushed me away from doing so.

Before, I used to ask permission to my parents to leave the house. Now it's - I ask permission to my children to leave the house. They own the house.