I have to sing it every night, I can't get up on stage if it's some bullshit story.

I'm a sucker for pop melodies, things you can't get out of your head.

There is maybe a cynicism because of my past as a writer.

With iPhones, nobody has an excuse for writer's block. If you're at Whole Foods getting your green tea extract and you have a melody, you just drop it into your voice memo and save it for later.

I'm in an odd position because I write across so many genres for so many people and they all influence me, and if I'm going to write as honest an album as possible, it's going to be layered.

Nobody works harder than Lady Gaga. Nobody. She is unbelievable. I don't know how she sleeps, or when or if.

I have to sing it every night, I can't get up on stage if it's some bullshit story.