I'm fairly in control and I don't like to flirt particularly. I mean, obviously if I meet someone who I think is hot, of course I'll want to flirt with him, But in general I don't use it in day-to-day life.

I think young artists are always inspiring because they are coming at worlds from a different point of view.

I have a temper on me that could hold back tides.

I would say I'm pretty well at ease with my sexuality, but I'm an individual before I am a female.

I couldn't feel good about myself hanging out in Armani clothes when my girlfriend can't even pay her heating bill. I'd feel foul and I'd be embarrassed.

I refuse to step inside the ring and fight like a gladiator against my own. I'm not playing that game. Any woman who has survived a year or more of making music has my undying respect.

It's definitely an intrinsic part of my makeup that makes me want to see black when everyone else is seeing white.