Music should always be polarizing. What one person likes, somebody else hates. And I hate that kind of snobbery in pop music. The fact that so many people are getting upset over this one song is hysterical. And if people like it, that's great.

You didn't beat the compotition you crushed the compotition!

You don't go into anything contemplating failure, because if you did, you wouldn't make it.

You have an advantage if you win. I always think it's best to be remembered as a winner rather than as the runner-up. It's definitely more fun getting the gold than it is the silver.

If you only ever heard Lady Gaga, she's the most boring singer in the world.

I think America is a hard nut to crack. But once you get a toehold, it's a great place for an entrepreneur because people are so enthusiastic, and you have the most enthusiastic audiences in world.

I didn't have any qualifications when I left school - I had three O-levels.