Harshness to me is giving somebody false hopes and not following through. That's harsh. Telling some guy or some girl who've got zero talent that they have zero talent actually is a kindness.

Women say hello and then put their hands down my trousers. I thought it was my hand they were supposed to shake.

They understand what their market is and who they should be selling records to, and most importantly, they know the kind of artist that they want to be, but they have to do it themselves. You don't want a 13-year-old singing some awful song from a musical.

My attitude is, if someone's going to criticize me, tell me to my face.

The best way to kill someone is from the inside, by crushing their hopes and dreams.

The end of the animal trade would leave more time to trap or beat to death pop star wannabes.

You have to be original. The people creating a buzz on YouTube are taking risks, and they're doing something different. I like it when 15 year-olds come on and tell me what to do rather than the other way around.