It's pretty intense writing about my own life, my own struggles.

Sometimes you see these people who are just so—God—so affected by all of it, where ambition has taken precedence over happiness. But when I meet people who really embody this serenity of knowing that they have had an amazing life—James Taylor, Kris Kristofferson, and Ethel Kennedy... They just seem to be effervescent.

At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.

Be careful with what you say. A girl remembers everything.

Forgetting someone is like getting over a hundred addictions everyday.

You need to be happy with yourself or you'll never be able to be happy in a relationship.

The business aspect is one of the most important things about having a music career, because every choice you make in a management meeting affects your life a year-and-a-half from now.