In fairy tales the bad guy is very easy to spot. The bad guy is always wearing a black cape so you always know who he is.

I would just be constantly writing all these zingers - like, 'Burn. That would really get her.' And I know people are going to obsess over who it's about, because they think they have all my relationships mapped out. But there's a reason there are not any overt call-outs in that song. My intent was not to create some gossip-fest. I wanted people to apply it to a situation where they felt betrayed in their own lives.

There are beautiful things about both being in love and being out of love. I just think you have to find those things.

My fans don't feel like I hold anything back from them. They know whatever I'm going through now, they'll hear about it on a record someday. They'll hear the real story. There's a little bit of lag time. It's not as instant as going on a gossip blog. But it's much more accurate.

I think the tiniest little thing can change the course of your day, which can change the course of your year, which can change who you are.

I have so many playlists full of Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown.

I don't talk about my personal life in great detail. I write about it in my songs, and I feel like you can share enough about your life in your music to let people know what you're going through.